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2 July 2012
Fixed Income Special Report
Money Market Monitor
Deutsche Bank AG/London
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Strategy Update
Table of Contents
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GBP .................................................................. Page 06
USD .................................................................. Page 09
Research Team
Soniya Sadeesh, CFA
European Rates Research
(+44) 0 207 547 3091
soniya.sadeesh@db.com
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ECB dates are pricing a cut to the deposit rate at the July meeting, with
1Y Eonia also trading below the current 25bp floor. We look at the
implications for Eonia under different rate cut scenarios, which
highlights the pass- through to Eonia is extremely limited if only the refi
rate is cut
As a rate cut is expected to impact Euribor more relative to Eonia, the
Euribor/OIS bases are at the tightest levels in a year. Cutting only the
refi but not the deposit rate could further tighten the bases, as Eonia
sells off, though given current levels the move might be limited
In the UK, the Governor announced the activation of the Extended Term
Collateral Repo in his Mansion House speech, alongside a new “funding
for lending” scheme
The front end has performed strongly since the announcement, due in
part to a compression in the Libor/OIS basis, which was elevated on a
cross country basis. Part of the move however was also due to increased
pricing of a rate cut
Currently the market is pricing around 5% chance of a cut in the next
meeting which increases to around 35% priced by the December
meeting. This has alleviated somewhat post minutes, and TSC
testimonies, which suggested that QE is still currently the preferred
option for further policy easing. We favour holding short sterling
steepeners, or paying 1Y1Y SONIA In addition, 3M6M wideners appear
attractive, given the extent of the tightening seen post announcements
US prime money market funds continue to hold more than 10% of assets
in unsecured European financial institution paper, providing a lifeline of
roughly $160bn that could be pulled if conditions worsen in the region
Over the past three months, the sector pulled an estimated $52bn in
funding via holdings of CDs and finance company commercial paper
from Europe and replaced the bulk of that amount with CDs and
commercial paper in Canada and Japan, according to our review of the
largest prime money fund portfolios
Pure risk aversion may explain only a portion of the recent changes in
regional exposure of money funds to Europe. First, European banks are
deleveraging and derisking and may be selling dollar-denominated
assets, reducing the demand for dollar funding. Second, to comply with
U.S. regulations limiting exposure to banks with second-tier short-term
credit ratings, money funds may have been proactively reducing
exposure to paper from global banks that had been placed under watch
for a downgrade by Moody’s. Third, finance companies and banks from
Canada and Japan may be offering more attractive rates to money funds
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Money Market Monitor
EUR
ECB dates are pricing a cut to the deposit rate at
this week’s meeting, with 1Y Eonia also trading
below the current 25bp floor. While the rate paid
on OMOs are linked the to the refi rate, the pass-
through to Eonia is extremely limited if only the
refi rate is cut (see below for table)
Euribor/OIS bases are at the tightest levels in a
year, as a rate cut is expected to have a larger
influence on Euribors relative to Eonia. Cutting
only the Refi but not the deposit rate could
further tighten the bases, as Eonia sells off,
though given current levels the move might be
limited
The line item in the weekly ECB financial
statement incorporating ELA has been fluctuating
in recent weeks. This could be attributed to
shifting of OMO exposure (in the June ECB press
conference, Draghi noted that “…Greek banks
which were lacking capital have been
recapitalized and therefore been readmitted as
counterparty to monetary policy operations”). It
remains to be seen whether the continued rise in
MRO since is entirely due to this
The ECB announced an expansion of the eligible
collateral pool on 22 June, which primarily related
to lower rated ABS and RMBS
Potential impact of a rate cut on Eonia
EONIA 0.331
July ECB date 0.246
Current Scenarios
Refi Rate, % 1 0.75 0.75 0.75
Deposit Rate, % 0.25 0 0.125 0.25
Corridor , bp 150 150 125 100
Implied Eonia 0.081 0.19 0.30
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Financial LP,
Note: Assumes EONIA is driven by the relative position within the corridor
and that this is maintained in the event of a rate move. Assumes no
liquidity impact eg of further LTROs
Euribor Strip, Level and Spreads
Current % 1M Change
bp
Current bp 1M Change
bp
U2 0.49 -6 U2/U3 3 0
Z2 0.47 -8 Z2/Z3 12 4
H3 0.47 -7 H3/H4 17 5
M3 0.50 -6 M3/M4 22 6
U3 0.52 -6 U3/U4 27 6
Z3 0.59 -3 Z3/Z4 31 6
H4 0.64 -2 H4/H5 36 8
M4 0.72 -1 M4/M5 41 10
U4 0.80 0 U4/U5 45 12
Z4 0.90 2 Z4/Z5 48 13
H5 1.00 6 H5/H6 52 13
M5 1.12 9 M5/M6 54 13
U5 1.25 13 U5/U6 54 13
Z5 1.38 15 Z5/Z6 55 13
H6 1.52 19 H6/H7 53 13
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Swaps, Level %
3M 6M 9M 1Y 18M 2Y
Spot -1.3 -3.6 -4.2 -4.3 -31.0 -1.2
3M -5.8 -5.7 -5.3 -4.5 -27.6 -1.0
6M -5.5 -5.1 -4.1 -2.7 -24.9 1.0
9M -4.7 -3.4 -1.8 -0.6 -22.0 3.4
1Y -2.1 -0.3 0.8 1.8 -18.9 5.3
18M 3.1 3.9 5.2 6.9 -13.5 11.0
2Y 7.8 8.0 9.4 9.9 13.9 16.9
Source: Deutsche Bank
Swaps, 1M Change bp
3M 6M 9M 1Y 18M 2Y
Spot 0.67 0.59 0.55 0.54 0.55 0.85
3M 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.54 0.83
6M 0.49 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.58 0.87
9M 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.57 0.63 0.93
1Y 0.54 0.56 0.59 0.62 0.69 0.99
18M 0.64 0.67 0.71 0.76 0.85 1.17
2Y 0.79 1.05 1.03 1.15 1.26 1.37
Source: Deutsche Bank
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3M Carry and Rolldown bp
3M 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M
Spot 0.0 -16.1 -8.9 -5.4 -1.6 0.5
3m -16.1 -8.9 -5.4 -3.2 -0.5 1.5
6m -1.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 3.3 4.9
9m 1.7 2.5 3.3 3.7 5.0 6.2
12m 3.4 4.0 4.4 5.0 6.5 7.3
24m 8.5 9.5 9.1 9.8 10.7 11.1
36m 12.8 12.0 11.6 11.9 12.7 11.8
Source: Deutsche Bank
Outstanding OMOs split by MRO vs LTRO (EUR bn)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Jun-07 Mar-08 Dec-08 Sep-09 Jun-10 Mar-11 Dec-11
LTRO MRO
OMO outstanding , EUR bn
Source: Deutsche Bank, National Central Banks, ,Ireland usage does not include ELA
Other claims on banks / ELA
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12
Other claims on banks
The ECB started reporting ELA
under one line item - other claims
on EA credit institutions
denominated in euro - from the
end of April
Source: Deutsche Bank, ECB,
Standing Facility Usage (EUR bn)
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12
Deposit Facility
Marginal Lending Facility
(rhs)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP , MLF usage inverted
Excess Liquidity (EUR bn)
-200
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12
Excess Liquidity
Source: Deutsche Bank, Defined as OMO Usage + Covered bond Purchases net of current account
holdings and autonomous factors
Eonia volatility intra-maintenance period
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
01
-0
9
06
-0
9
11
-0
9
04
-1
0
09
-1
0
02
-1
1
07
-1
1
12
-1
1
05
-1
2
Standard Deviation
Source: Deutsche Bank, Standard deviation of EONIA over maintenance periods
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EONIA pricing
0.20
0.25
0.30
Current %
Deposit Rate
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Financial LP
Forward Bases
0
10
20
30
40
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Current 1M Ago
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Euribor-OIS basis current and relative to history
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Spot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1Y Range
Current
1Y Average
Source: Deutsche Bank
Euribor pace of declines
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
3M
6M
daily changes, 10d rolling average
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Spot and 4th Contract Basis
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Jun-09 Dec-09 Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12
Spot Fwd (4th contract)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
FX Basis (3M)
-160
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
GBP EUR
3M cross currency basis
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
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FX Basis out to 5Y
-70
-65
-60
-55
-50
-45
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
3m 1y 2y 3y 4y 5y
Current
1W Ago
1M Ago
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
3m-6m Basis
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
1Y 2Y 3Y 4Y 5Y 6Y 10Y 12Y 15Y
1m change
current (rhs)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Money Market Slope
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
-0.20
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12
ER 2-6 Slope
ER 4-8 Slope
1Y1Y (rhs)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
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GBP
The Governor announced the activation of the
Extended Term Collateral Repo in his Mansion
House speech, alongside a new “funding for
lending” scheme.
The Governor also warned that the need for QE
was rising, a point highlighted by the June
minutes which revealed a 5-4 split where the
Governor was one of the minority voting for QE
The discussion also considered other policy
options including cutting Bank Rate or reducing
the rate paid on reserves. The MPC concluded
that cutting Base further “would not have any
advantages over an expansion of the asset
purchase programme”, while noting there were
disadvantages to cutting the rate paid on
reserves. This suggests that if rate cuts were to be
discussed, the former would more likely be
considered, though in our view it would require a
further deterioration in conditions before this
option is acted on
The front end has performed strongly since the
announcement, due in part a compression in the
Libor/OIS basis, which was elevated on a cross
country basis. Part of the move however was also
due to increased pricing of a rate cut
Currently the market is pricing around 5% chance
of a cut in the next meeting which increases to
around 35% priced by the December meeting.
This has alleviated somewhat post minutes, and
TSC testimonies. We favour holding short sterling
steepeners, or paying 1Y1Y SONIA
The ECTR is available to banks which can access
the Discount Window and accepts the widest
range of collateral eligible. It is a variable rate
repo operation, where the minimum bid rate is
currently set at Base+25bp. This should provide a
liquidity backstop and reduce funding risks
The first ECTR tender was held on 20th June,
where the auction size was set at GBP 5bn. The
full amount was allotted, with the clearing rate
equal to the minimum bid rate, suggesting no
strong need for additional liquidity
Sterling Libor/OIS bases now appear more inline
with cross market comparisons, and are also
around the lows over a one year period
The 3s6s basis also tightened markedly post the
Mansion House speech. Given the extent of the
move, holding wideners appears attractive
Short Sterling: Level and Spreads
Current % 1M Change
bp
Current bp 1M Change
bp
U2 0.76 -18 U2/U3 -9 -4
Z2 0.71 -22 Z2/Z3 -1 1
H3 0.67 -23 H3/H4 6 3
M3 0.66 -23 M3/M4 12 4
U3 0.67 -22 U3/U4 17 4
Z3 0.70 -21 Z3/Z4 22 4
H4 0.73 -20 H4/H5 27 5
M4 0.78 -19 M4/M5 32 7
U4 0.84 -18 U4/U5 37 10
Z4 0.92 -17 Z4/Z5 42 14
H5 1.00 -15 H5/H6 44 14
M5 1.10 -12 M5/M6 47 16
U5 1.21 -8 U5/U6 50 16
Z5 1.34 -3 Z5/Z6 48 12
H65 1.44 -1 H6/H7 48 -1
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
BoE OIS Pricing
Current Incremental
change
% Hike/Cut* Cumulative
Changes
% Hike/Cut*
Jul-12 0.458 -0.11 0% -0.11 0%
Aug-12 0.425 -3.25 -13% -3.36 -13%
Sep-12 0.412 -1.3 -5% -4.66 -19%
Oct-12 0.405 -0.7 -3% -5.36 -21%
Nov-12 0.398 -0.7 -3% -6.06 -24%
Dec-12 0.365 -3.32 -13% -9.38 -38%
Jan-13 0.362 -0.28 -1% -9.66 -39%
Feb-13 0.346 -1.57 -6% -11.23 -45%
Mar-13 0.339 -0.75 -3% -11.98 -48%
Apr-13 0.336 -0.3 -1% -12.28 -49%
May-13 0.331 -0.45 -2% -12.73 -51%
Jun 13 0.328 -0.38 -2% -13.11 -52%
Jul 13 0.329 0.13 1% -12.98 -52%
Source: Deutsche Bank , Bloomberg Finance LP, * Assuming 25bp rate change
Swaps, Level %
3M 6M 9M 1Y 18M 2Y
Spot 0.89 0.83 0.80 0.78 0.75 0.98
3M 0.77 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.93
6M 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.73 0.92
9M 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.74 0.94
1Y 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.76 0.97
18M 0.75 0.75 0.77 0.79 0.86 1.08
2Y 0.80 0.97 0.96 1.04 1.13 1.23
Source: Deutsche Bank
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Swaps, 1M Change bp
3M 6M 9M 1Y 18M 2Y
Spot -9.8 -13.7 -16.1 -17.1 -17.5 6.0
3M -17.4 -19.2 -19.4 -19.4 -45.2 -23.8
6M -21.1 -20.5 -20.1 -19.5 -42.7 -24.0
9M -19.7 -19.5 -18.8 -17.4 -40.7 -23.0
1Y -19.1 -18.3 -16.5 -15.9 -38.6 -21.5
18M -12.7 -13.3 -14.1 -14.5 -34.0 -15.6
2Y -15.4 -22.8 -19.4 -20.0 -14.4 -9.5
Source: Deutsche Bank
3M Carry and Rolldown bp
3M 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M
Spot -12.0 -8.5 -6.2 -3.6 -2.1
3m -12.0 -8.5 -6.3 -4.9 -2.4 -1.2
6m -5.4 -3.4 -2.6 -1.5 -0.4 0.9
9m -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6
12m -0.8 0.3 1.3 1.1 2.3 4.2
24m 4.9 5.0 6.0 7.3 8.3 9.2
36m 11.0 10.3 10.6 11.1 11.5 11.6
Source: Deutsche Bank
BoE Balance Sheet
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Oct-09 Mar-10 Aug-10 Jan-11 Jun-11 Nov-11 Apr-12
BoE
Source: Deutsche Bank
OIS pricing
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
Current %
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Financial KP
Spot vs Forward Libor-OIS Basis
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
Jan-09 Oct-09 Jul-10 Apr-11 Jan-12
Spot
Fwd (4th contract)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Financial LP
Current bases compared to history
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Spot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1Y Range
Current
1Y Average
Source: Deutsche Bank
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Decline in 3M Sterling Libor Fixing
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12
Daily Changes bp
10d Rolling averages
Source: Deutsche Bank
Fwd Bases
0
25
50
75
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Current
1M Ago
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Secured v Unsecured overnight rates
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12
RONIA
SONIA
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Money Market Slope
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
-0.25
0.25
0.75
1.25
1.75
Jan-10 Jun-10 Nov-10 Apr-11 Sep-11 Feb-12
L 2-6 Slope
L 4-8 Slope
1Y1Y (rhs)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
3m-6m Basis
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1Y 2Y 3Y 4Y 5Y 6Y 10Y 12Y 15Y
1M Change (bp)
current (rhs)
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
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USD
US prime money market funds continue to hold
more than 10% of their assets in unsecured
European financial institution paper, providing a
lifeline of roughly $160bn that could be pulled if
conditions worsen in the region
Over the past three months, the sector pulled an
estimated $ 52bn in funding via holdings of CDs
and finance company commercial paper from
Europe and replaced the bulk of that amount with
CDs and commercial paper in Canada and Japan,
according to our review of the largest prime
money fund portfolios
Money funds had already drained the bulk of their
unsecured exposure to the Eurozone periphery
last year, and our review of the largest funds
shows that they face direct exposure today only
to the “core” of the Eurozone: the Netherlands
(4% of assets), Germany (1.7%), and France (0.4%).
The bulk of the outflows from the region came
from non-Eurozone Europe, particularly the UK
and Scandinavia. Germany, by our estimate,
actually saw net inflows from U.S. prime money
funds in finance company CP and CDs, although
money funds allocate a much larger share to the
CD and CPs of Dutch banks
To avoid overstating the regional exposure, we
focus on the largest unsecured obligations,
accounting for about $4 in $10 of prime money
fund assets, and exclude repo lending, given the
generally high quality of the collateral held.
Including all assets, the European exposure of
money fund is running at about 30%, and about
14% to the Eurozone
Pure risk aversion may explain only a portion of
the recent changes in regional exposure of money
funds to Europe. First, European banks are
deleveraging and de-risking and may be selling
dollar-denominated assets, reducing the demand
for dollar funding. Second, to comply with U.S.
regulations limiting exposure to banks with
second-tier short-term credit ratings, money
funds may have been proactively reducing
exposure to paper from global banks that had
been placed under watch for a downgrade by
Moody’s. Third, finance companies and banks
from Canada and Japan may be offering more
attractive rates to money funds
(Please see the Fixed Income Weekly 29 June, US
Overview section for further details)
Money funds pulled an estimated $52bn in unsecured
funding to European finance companies over 3M
CDs and Commercial Paper ($bn)
Region Feb May/June Difference
Eurozone 109 87 -21
Rest of Europe 106 74 -31
Rest of World 377 418 41
Total 592 580 -12
Source: Deutsche Bank Mutual Fund companies, Note: Figures are extrapolations based on the exposure
of prime money funds with $371 bn of the $1.4 trillion market.
Eurodollar Strip: Level and Spreads
Current % 1M Change
bp
Current bp 1M Change
bp
U2 0.48 -8 U2/U3 8 -2
Z2 0.50 -11 Z2/Z3 9 2
H3 0.53 -10 H3/H4 8 1
M3 0.55 -9 M3/M4 10 -1
U3 0.56 -9 U3/U4 13 -3
Z3 0.59 -9 Z3/Z4 17 -5
H4 0.61 -9 H4/H5 23 -7
M4 0.65 -10 M4/M5 30 -7
U4 0.69 -12 U4/U5 37 -6
Z4 0.77 -14 Z4/Z5 42 -5
H5 0.84 -16 H5/H6 48 -3
M5 0.94 -17 M5/M6 51 -2
U5 1.06 -18 U5/U6 52 -1
Z5 1.19 -19 Z5/Z6 54 0
H6 1.32 -19 H6/H7 53 0
Source: Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Finance LP
Fed Funds Pricing
Current Incremental
change
% Hike/Cut* Cumulative
Changes
% Hike/Cut*
Jul-12 0.170 8 32% 8 32%
Aug-12 0.175 0.5 2% 8.5 34%
Sep-12 0.180 0.5 2% 9 36%
Oct-12 0.180 0 0% 9 36%
Nov-12 0.180 0 0% 9 36%
Dec-12 0.180 0 0% 9 36%
Jan-13 0.180 0 0% 9