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EGB/Bund - Safe haven bids unwind

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  • A much calmer afternoon session for EGBs and Bund, after most of the bulk of the volumes trades during the first 3 hours of trading.
  • This afternoon saw some long short term cover unwinding some of the safe Haven bid, on the Russia tensions.
  • Latest from Russia Lavrov, was that "There's always a chance to agree".
  • Bond fell on the headline and have stayed offered this afternoon following a hawk Fed Bullard, but nothing was too surprising from him, as the most Hawkish member.
  • Peripheral are all wider this afternoon, but have unwound some of the price action.
  • Greece is the widest by 4bps at the time of typing.
  • Looking ahead, President Christine Lagarde addresses European Parliament on 20 years of euro banknotes and ECB's 2020 Annual Report
  • Gilt futures are down -0.07 today at 119.88 with 10y yields up 0.5bp at 1.548% and 2y yields up 5.2bp at 1.459%.
  • Bund futures are up 0.51 today at 165.46 with 10y Bund yields down -4.6bp at 0.248% and Schatz yields down -4.9bp at -0.383%.
  • BTP futures are up 0.21 today at 138.99 with 10y yields down -3.2bp at 1.919% and 2y yields down -4.5bp at 0.288%.
  • OAT futures are up 0.42 today at 156.78 with 10y yields down -4.4bp at 0.721% and 2y yields down -5.4bp at -0.311%.

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