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AUSSIE BONDS: Bond futures ticked higher in early SFE dealing, with the 3- &

10-Year contracts breaching their respective SYCOM highs set Friday. Contracts

moved back from best levels at the CME Globex re-open as Tsy futures moved lower

on the back of the optimistic rhetoric from U.S. President Trump & Chinese

counterpart Xi noted over the weekend re: trade. Contracts then picked up ahead

of settlement, finishing 3.5-4.5 ticks higher at today's early close. YM/XM

closed at 52.50, 1.0 flatter.

- Bills closed 1-3bp higher in the whites & reds, on low volume. RBA dealt

A$2.357bn worth of 37-Day reverse repos at 2.193%, back from the 2.428% seen in

Friday's 24-Day ops.

- Lower tier AU data due throughout the week, so broader risk appetite likely to

set the tone for the space.