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AUSSIE BONDS: Aussie bonds are up on the session, current up 3 ticks in the

3-Year future at 97.820 and 3.5 in the 10-Year future at 97.175. Both contracts

saw a slight sell off on SYCOM after rising to 2-Day highs, movements parallel

with those of US Tsys. The sell off came despite President Trump citing more

sanctions on N. Korea and reactionary comments from President Kim Jong-un.

During SFE today benchmarks saw session highs after headlines came down on N.

Korea's Yonhap suggesting Kim Jong-Un's response to further US sanctions could

include a hydrogen bomb test.

- No data for Aus today, Governor Lowe spoke yesterday providing cautious but

less dovish comments on the future of Australia's economy, he said borrowers

should 'prepare for higher interest rates,' this caused a 4 tick price movement

upwards.

- Yields are all down currently, 3-Year down 3bp and 10-Year down 4.1bp.

- The AOFM sold A$800mln 2028 bonds, cover was at 3.7x, almost 1x higher than

previously auctioned with just 1.8% allotted at high yield as opposed to 38%

allotted in previous.