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Synchronized global rate hikes tell us something bigger is happening: shared inflationary pressure, tightening financial conditions everywhere at once, and a global economy moving in the same direction. The question is what comes next. 💬 #AskTheEconomist breaks it down.
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Treasury yield volatility surging across the curve.
Skew sharply lower, convexity higher, suggesting rising demand for protection against lower yields and extreme moves.
Unrivaled liquidity 🤝 unmatched capital efficiency
Demand for balance sheet efficiency continues to be met at CME Group, where portfolio margining and CME-FICC cross-margining helped clients optimize margins across interest rate positions to the tune of $15B/day last month.
Portfolio Margining (Cleared IRS vs. futures & options)
🔹Record average daily savings of $13B in September
🔹Daily savings climbing towards $15B in October
🔹USD IRS notional volume +75% YoY as clients increasingly opt to clear at CME Group to take advantage of this program
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#SOFR volatility hits highest since March, steadily rising in 16 of 24 sessions since the mid-September low.
#SOFR volatility hits highest since March, steadily rising in 16 of 24 sessions since the mid-September low.
Nominal GDP is considered the bond market's north star. With 6.5% nominal growth, long-term yields could rise. Erik Norland explains. 💬 #AskTheEconomist
Week ahead for the Rates market:
Mon: Treasury Link phase-one testing
Tue: U.S. housing
Wed: 20yr Auction ($13bn)
Thu: 5yr TIPS ($26bn)
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JUST IN: Open interest in #Ultra10 options tops 100,000 for the first time.
JUST IN: Open interest in #Ultra10 options tops 100,000 for the first time.
#FedWatch: October rate hike expectations fade.
After reaching as high as 53% yesterday following CPI, the probability of a hike has dropped below 30% amid a strong rally in Treasuries and dovish Fed pushback.
Can yields reach 6%? Erik Norland cites two key drivers: a U.S. deficit at 6%–7% of GDP and corporate debt tied to data centers.
💬#AskTheEconomist
#FedWatch: October Fed meeting back in play?
October rate hike expectations jumped to 50% post-CPI, from 22% a day ago.
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Asset managers shift risk from the wings to the belly of the curve.
From 9/22 to 10/6, asset managers moved $30m DV01 from the wings (TU/US/WN) to the belly (FV/TY/UXY), reducing duration while maintaining net long positioning across Treasury futures above flat.
Asset managers shift risk from the wings to the belly of the curve.
From 9/22 to 10/6, asset managers moved $30m DV01 from the wings (TU/US/WN) to the belly (FV/TY/UXY), reducing duration while maintaining net long positioning across Treasury futures above flat.
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The momentum in Eris SOFR Swap futures is real!
* Record volume in September and Q3
* Record open interest driven by asset manager inflows
* Record 45K lot block ($820K DV01) on Sep 28, as covered by @EddBolingbroke
* 15 blocks exceeding $200K DV01 during the month
