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[MARKET ANALYSIS] JGBs and Gilts a touch firmer, benchmarks otherwise contained in thin conditions

JGBs and Gilts are showing slight firmness amid thin trading conditions, influenced by the combination of US and Chinese holidays.

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[MARKET ANALYSIS] JGBs and Gilts a touch firmer, benchmarks otherwise contained in thin conditions

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  • UST futures are flat in a narrow sub-five tick parameter with specifics light and volumes limited during the US holiday, and with conditions even thinner on account of the Chinese New Year holiday period commencing.
  • Bunds are near-enough unchanged. Also, in a limited 129.05-32 parameters with specifics light.
  • Gilts in the green, with gains of 17 ticks at most to a 92.02 peak. The main point of note were remarks from BoE's Mann, in which she highlighted the sluggishness and tepidness of the UK economy. Points of note given her hawkish stance, and as she was one of the majority who voted for a hold in February.
  • On the BoE, it is a big week of data with inflation the highlight and potentially set to determine whether the BoE eases in March or April. Elsewhere, politics remains in focus with a Telegraph opinion piece concerning Chancellor Reeves of note and the BBC reporting that Starmer is considering moving his 3% defence spending goal to the current parliament.
  • JGBs are a few ticks firmer. No real move to the meeting between BoJ Governor Ueda and Japanese PM Takaichi, which saw only a very limited readout. Overnight, disappointing GDP prompted some upside, but JGBs have failed to make any real and lasting ground above the 132.00 mark.
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Notably, BoE's Mann emphasized the UK economy's sluggishness, hinting at potential implications for upcoming inflation data and the Bank’s policy direction in March or April. This creates a cautious undertone in the fixed income space, as markets await key economic indicators that could shift current expectations on rates.

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