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BOND SUMMARY: /EGBs-GILTS: Fairly quiet start to the week in the European govvy

space, with a bit of bear steepening in both the Gilt and Bund curves. 

- Periphery spreads mixed; Italy 10-Yr 2.8bps wider of Bunds; Greece in 1.6bps.

- Italy's Salvini again called for early elections; said 5-Star and Democratic

Party's alliance would be `unacceptable`. DP leader Renzi said in interview with

MNI that an early election would be a 'disaster'; open to 5-Star team-up.

- UK Labour Finance Spokesman McDonnell said earlier that Parliament should be

recalled early to debate Brexit (Commons recess ends Sep 3).

- Today the DMO will hold quarterly investor and GEMM consultation meetings to

discuss issuance for Oct-Dec.

- We get final Eurozone Jul inflation at 1000BST but that's largely it for data.

- Euribor/Short Stg strips largely unchanged. Latest futures prices:

* Sep Bund futures (RX) down 12 ticks at 178.48 (L: 178.43 / H: 178.84)

* Sep BTP futures (IK) down 29 ticks at 141.12 (L: 141.06 / H: 142.14)

* Sep OAT futures (OA) down 8 ticks at 170.05 (L: 170.04 / H: 170.4)

* Sep Gilt futures (G) down 3 ticks at 134.51 (L: 134.51 / H: 134.63)