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BOND SUMMARY: EGB/GILTS: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far refused to
backtrack from his demands to remove the contentious Irish backstop, with
sterling weakness weighing heavily in the background. 
- The DUP have waded into the debate with Jeffrey Donaldson arguing that it is
right for the prime minister to take a tough line, while the party leader Arlene
Foster has stated that nobody wants a no-deal Brexit and that her party is
focused on getting a deal.
- Gilts trade mixed from the open and near yesterday's closing levels. 2-year
0.437%, 5-year 0.405%, 10-year 0.636%, 30-year 1.358%.
- German bunds trade a touch firmer ahead of today's Aug-29 bund auction.
Current yield levels: 2-year -0.768%, 5-year -0.687%, 10-year -0.402%, 30-year
0.172%.
- According to Repubblica, Deputy PM Matteo Salvini is said to be mulling an
early vote in 2020. BTP yields have inched lower <1bp.
- French CPI came in slightly above consensus, with OATs shrugging off the mild
surprise.

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