Daily Treasury Outlook (12 October 2026)
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每日国债展望 (2026年10月12日)
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
OCBC expects US September headline CPI at 0.6% MoM on fuel, with core at 0.2%, while Singapore's advance 3Q26 GDP is seen at 5.7% YoY and MAS is anticipated to steepen the S$NEER slope by 25bps to 1.5%. The 10-year UST yield closed at 5.243% and the S&P 500 rose 0.59% to 7,811.5. Brent trades near USD104.72 amid Middle East fragility and a temporary Russian diesel deal.
- Institution
- OCBC Research
- Published
- 10/12/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Fed Policy · Crude Oil (WTI)
- Time horizon
- this week · 2027 · 2026 · long-term
Key arguments
- US September headline CPI may accelerate to 0.6% MoM on fuel, even as core inflation slows to 0.2% MoM, ahead of the next FOMC.
- MAS is anticipated to tighten again by steepening the S$NEER slope 25bps to 1.5% as core inflation stays sticky amid oil, food and supply-chain risks.
- Singapore advance 3Q26 GDP is seen at 5.7% YoY (1.7% QoQ sa), a modest deceleration from 5.9% in 2Q26, with manufacturing easing to 10.9% YoY.
- US bank earnings and IMF-World Bank meetings may shape sentiment, while the Russell 2000's fifth straight weekly decline signals narrow market breadth.
Key numbers
- US September headline CPI MoM (expected)
- 0.6%
- US September core CPI MoM (expected)
- 0.2%
- Singapore advance 3Q26 GDP YoY (expected)
- 5.7%
- MAS S$NEER slope tightening (anticipated)
- 25bps to 1.5%
- 10-year UST yield close
- 5.243%
Main risks
- Renewed oil and food price risks from the unresolved Middle East crisis, supply-chain disruptions and a potential super El-Nino could keep inflation sticky, complicating the MAS tightening path.
- The Russian diesel deal covers only around one day of US consumption and, with Hurricane Isaias, may not durably ease energy markets.
- Elevated Treasury yields near 2002 levels and narrow equity breadth could pressure risk sentiment as US inflation and bank earnings loom.
Corresponding source evidence
Market Watch: Asian markets are likely to start the week on a slightly cautious tone while awaiting a potentially market-moving combination of US inflation, bank earnings and Asian policy decisions.
The US September CPI is due on Wednesday and may reflect fuel-driven headline inflation acceleration to 0.6% MoM even as core inflation slows to 0.2% MoM.
Investors will scrutinise Fed officials’ comments for clues ahead of the next FOMC as well as 3Q earnings season with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup among the banks reporting.
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