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Core FI Futures Edge Higher, BoJ Policy Announcement Eyed

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Cautious feel returns at the start to the Asia-Pac session, providing a modicum of support to core FI space.

  • T-Notes have moved away from yesterday's lows and last trade +0-00+ at 119-26. Eurodollar futures run +0.5 to -2.5 ticks through the reds. Cash Tsys have edged higher, with yields last sitting 0.7bp-1.4bp lower across the curve. Advance U.S. GDP & weekly jobless claims headline the local data docket today, with a 7-Year Tsy auction also due.
  • JGB futures have crept higher and now trade at 149.33, 2 ticks above last settlement. Cash JGB yields sit lower across the curve. Japan's retail sales (beat) and flash industrial output (miss) have been ignored by the space, with focus on the imminent monetary policy announcement from the BoJ.
  • In Australia, YM last -3.5 & XM -4.5, with bills trading 1-12 ticks lower through the reds. Cash curve has flattened a tad, with yields last seen 2.5bp-5.3bp higher, as the space has reacted to overnight market developments. Australia's terms of trade will hit the wires later today.

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