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[MARKET ANALYSIS] Fixed initially bid given the risk tone, but pulling back as sentiment turns mixed in Europe

The mixed sentiment in Europe is affecting fixed-income assets, as seen by the fluctuating yields on JGBs, Bunds, and Gilts.

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  • JGBs began the week on the backfoot, down to a 131.32 low, amid the latest election polling. Asahi's poll has the LDP on track for a standalone majority and, when combined with JIP, to over 300 seats and by extension within reach of the 310 super-majority level in the 465-seat Lower House. However, the pressure proved somewhat fleeting given the global risk-off move and as XAU remains for sale, fixed has benefited. Action that been sufficient to lift JGBs into the green with gains of c. 10 ticks and the 10yr yield below 2.25%; however, the 40yr yield remains firmer and holds at highs of 3.94%.
  • EGBs are contained this morning. Bunds found haven allure overnight and got to a 128.36 peak, with gains of 20 ticks at best. However, the benchmark has gradually come off best into the European morning as the region's risk tone inches higher, and equities go from being well in the red to somewhat mixed. No move seen to Final Manufacturing PMIs. As it stands, Bunds are near-enough unchanged but around 10 ticks off their 128.04 trough.
  • Gilts lead this morning. Catching up to the overnight bid seen in peers. Since, in limited newsflow but as the tone continues to recover, Gilts have pulled back from their 91.21 peak to just above the figure, though it continues to outperform with gains of c. 20 ticks. Not driving price action but a narrative to keep an eye on is a piece in The Telegraph that Labour's Rayner is constructing a war chest and has begun offering Cabinet roles to her supporters, as part of a plot to succeed PM Starmer.
  • USTs are being dictated by the risk tone. Just off a 112-02 peak, firmer by c. five ticks as things stand. The tone is driven by the continued pullback in metals, weak Chinese PMIs, NVIDIA reporting, the likely temporary US government shutdown and as we await the first remarks from Trump's Fed Chair pick and any potential SCOTUS update re. tariffs. While there is no schedule for the latter two points, today's docket does have the S&P Final Manufacturing PMI and then the ISM figure.
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While USTs have shown some resilience against a risk-off tone, the overall pullback in risk appetite suggests traders should remain cautious; important economic releases, like the S&P Final Manufacturing PMI and ISM figures, could drive further volatility in the market. Keep an eye on how these economic indicators, along with global data influences, might reshape current rate expectations.

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