Rates Weekly: Sight of relief or growth concerns?
EUR rates - Recap of the week: High volatility in monetary policy expectations persisted, with markets shifting from rate‑cut scenarios to potential hikes for the Fed, ECB and BoE, driven by the surge in energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict. As the conflict continues, markets are pricing in an ECB and BoE reaction function increasingly forced to balance inflation control against downside growth risks.Long‑term government bond yields remain highly volatile, with a modest rally this week but levels still elevated, and curves generally flattening, except for the Gilt market, which is...