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AUSSIE BONDS: Aussie bonds remained within a 3 tick range through the Asia-Pac

session today, the 3-Year is currently down 1 tick at 97.800, the 10-Year is

flat at 97.1750, both benchmarks movements were less sensitive than movements in

Tsys after Trump announced he will inflict a travel ban on 8 countries, one of

the countries being N. Korea, this comes as statements from Kim Jong-Un include

one from over the weekend whereby he said an attack on the U.S is now

inevitable.

- Yields have come up staying within a tight range with more give on the belly

coming out of Asia trade, the 3-Year is up 0.5bp and the 10-Year up 0.4.

- Chinese diesel export and gas import data came in suggesting China's growth is

beginning to slow as it came in up but up to lesser degree than seen last month,

Iron Ore drops to 2 months lows amid fears of a decrease in demand, it has now

recovered to Friday's close level, this in turn saw downward pressure on the

ASX200 which supported bonds.