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EGB SUMMARY: A slower type day for EGBs, with investors able to take a breather.

-Equities have remained underpinned, but this has not stop Bund to stay

underpinned and limit any test lower for the contract. 

-Market talks are squarely on CB's next moves as we await the ECB next week,

-MNI exclusive, The European Central Bank may cut its benchmark deposit rate and

take targeted easing measures as soon as at its meeting March 12 in a packaged

response to the coronavirus epidemic, ECB officials -Italy released their Virus

draft; "to advise elderly people to stay indoors if possible", "considers

banning all public events", "may allow only closed-door sports events: draft

decree bbg" 

-Peripheral spreads have been mixed, with Italy 2bps wider, while Spain and

Portugal sits at 1-2bps tighter. 

- Bund futures are up 0.11 today at 177.85 with BTP futures down -0.21 at 147.01

and OAT futures up 0.13 at 169.34.