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Curve Flattens On Tuesday

US TSYS

TYM3 deals at 111-17+, -0-03+, line line with levels seen late in the NY session.

  • Cash Tsys finished 4bps cheaper to 1bp richer across the major benchmarks on Tuesday, the curve flattened.
  • Volatile trade was seen in the wake of mixed U.S. data, with softer than expected MNI Chicago PMI and Consumer Confidence facilitating a move off session lows.
  • Earlier in the session Tsys were briefly pressured after weakness in EGBs spilled over in lieu of stronger than expected inflation prints from France and Spain.
  • Gains were capped early in the NY session as corporate issuance related and option-tied hedging weighed.
  • Month end buying in 30s saw Tsys briefly extend highs late in the NY session.
  • Jan CPI alongside Q4 GDP from Australia, as well as Official PMIs from China, headline in Asia-Pac hours today. Further out final Eurozone Manf PMI, US Construction Spending and the ISM Manufacturing Survey will cross. We also have Fedspeak from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari.

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