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BOND SUMMARY

Equities have inched higher and core sovereign bond markets have traded weaker this morning, unwinding some of yesterday's risk-off move.

  • Gilt yields are 2-3bp higher with the curve bear steepening.
  • Bunds have similarly weakened alongside marginal curve steepening. Last yields: 2-year -0.7429%, 5-year -0.7562%, 10-year -0.5769%, 30-year -0.1753%.
  • BTPs have slightly underperformed bunds, with yields broadly 2bp higher.
  • Britain and France are exploring ways to reopen borders after transport routes were frozen following the UK's decision to plunge the South East of England into Tier 4 restrictions amid surging Covid infections.
  • The UK and EU are reportedly making some progress on negotiations over access to UK fishing waters with EC President Ursula von der Leyen asking member states to consider Downing St's latest offer.
  • The headline final Q3 GDP estimate for the UK came in better than the previous read (16.0% Q/Q vs 15.5%).

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