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EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Renewed Brexit Optimism Sinks Gilts

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Gilts sold off on yet another Brexit deal deadline extension (reversing Friday's pessimism to some degree), though yields fell from session highs, while EGBs largely saw range trading Friday.

  • The UK and German curves bear steepened, while periphery spreads tightened.
  • After little data today, Tuesday kicks off with UK labor market data. ECB's Rehn speaks in the morning, but all attention is on Brexit and Thursday's BoE decision.

Closing Levels / 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads:

  • Germany: The 2-Yr yield is up 1.2bps at -0.771%, 5-Yr is up 1.4bps at -0.798%, 10-Yr is up 1.6bps at -0.62%, and 30-Yr is up 2.7bps at -0.212%.
  • UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 2.3bps at -0.089%, 5-Yr is up 3.4bps at -0.061%, 10-Yr is up 5bps at 0.222%, and 30-Yr is up 4.9bps at 0.762%.
  • Italian BTP spread down 3.3bps at 116.1bps
  • Spanish bond spread down 1.5bps at 62.3bps/Portuguese down 1.7bps at 58.1bps

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