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AUSSIE BONDS: Aussie Bonds have stuck to a tight range. 3-Year Bond futures

trade unchanged at 97.770, while 10-Year Bond futures trade 0.5 tick lower at

97.185. Benchmark 3-Year paper yields 2.189%, while 10-Year benchmark paper

yields 2.801%.

- The domestic 3-/10-Year yield differential last trades 0.1bp steeper at

60.4bp.

- Commonwealth Bank of Australia have pushed back their forecast for the first

hike in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate to February next year against

a previous forecast which looked for a November 2018 hike. CBA chief economist

Michael Blythe said that the macroeconomic backdrop indicates that the next move

in interest rates is up but the RBA's patience will be lengthened due to new

uncertainties from falling dwelling prices, funding cost pressures and

tightening lending standards. - Cash Tsys are closed in Asia-Pacific hours owing

to a Japanese holiday, which may limit Aussie Bonds.

- The white & red bill contracts trade unchanged to a tick lower.