Another limited Asia-Pacific session noted....>

BUNDS: Another limited Asia-Pacific session noted for German fixed income

futures, unreactive to the latest round of Brexit headlines, after The Sun

stated that "the DUP have privately decided to back Theresa May's Brexit deal

next week when she toughens it up, in a major breakthrough for No10," adding

that "the DUP are now willing to accept a backstop as long as it's specifically

time limited" - an idea that EU chief Brexit negotiator Barnier has consistently

rejected.

- ECB's Coeure has noted that the ECB may have to adjust its rate guidance at

some point and that it is too early to say if the Bank will hike rates in 2019.

As a reminder yesterday's ECB press conference saw the language surrounding

risks downgraded, with Draghi's opening statement confirming the ECB see risks

to the "downside" rather than "broadly balanced...moving to the downside."

- Schatz -0.030, Bobls -0.100, Bunds -0.07.

- Focus Friday turns to Germany's IFO survey. Elsewhere, Fitch & Moody's will

review Germany's sovereign credit rating.