25th April 2022

  • Traders Add Hedges for 75-Basis-Point Fed Hikes, Roiling Bonds

Panicky trades in eurodollar options were done late Thursday

Scant open interest in uber-bearish strikes amplifies risk

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RAQPAFT1UM0X

  • Bond Danger Builds With Fed Set to Break From Its Cautious Past

Half-point rate hikes now seen at next four Fed meetings

Latest bout of selling deepens record losses from Treasuries

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RAN5WOT0AFB5

  • Oil Sinks Below $100 as China’s Lockdowns Imperil Demand Outlook

Shanghai reported record daily Covid-19 deaths over weekend

WTI crude futures slide almost 3% on Monday after weekly loss

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RAVL27DWX2PU

  • Turbocharged Fed Bets Lift Rates as Four Half-Point Hikes Priced

Money markets wager on consecutive increases starting in May

ECB bets have also ramped up, rate seen at zero by September

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RAR1XST0AFB4

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