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AUSSIE BONDS: Both Aussie bond benchmark contracts opened SFE higher and have

ended flat. The 3-Year contract was last flat at 97.850 after in this session

hitting its highest level this week at 97.870, the 10-Year was last flat at

97.170 after also peaking to its highest level this week at 97.200. The

contracts both began to come down after some large sales made in TYZ7 and YMZ7

but ended flat. 

- The bid at the start of SFE was runoff from SYCOM 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 (experts have said it wasn't manmade since,) and

President Trump announces plan for Iran Nuclear Deal 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.