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AUSSIE BONDS: Both Aussie bond benchmark contracts opened SFE higher after a

well bid SYCOM session, the 3-Year contract was last flat at 97.850 after

peaking to its highest level this week on SFE to 97.870, the 10-Year was last

flat at 97.170 after also peaking at its highest level on SFE this week to

97.200. The contracts both began to come down after some large sales made in

TYZ7 and YMZ7.

- The bid at the start of the session was runoff from the overnight where Aussie

bonds moved higher with Tsy's, investors sought safe-havens in the afternoon

amid afternoon safe-haven buying on Iran, N. Korea worries. USGSG could not

confirm if N. Korea earthquake was manmade or not and President Trump announces

plan for Iran Friday 12:45pm ET.

- Next week we look to Tuesday's RBA minutes where analysts at RBC have said

they expect to hear more detail on the RBA's thinking on business investment and

conditions as the non-mining capex outlook improves. Thursday we have labour

data which last month came out strong.

- Yields are mixed across the curve the 3-/10-Year spread at 1bp.