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  • 2y/10y bunds ended +3bp/-2bp, tightening in the latter half of the session amid yet another set of dovish US labour data and accelerated an hour before the European cash close as US bank stocks fell sharply for a 2nd day. Gilts outperformed in the wake of the BOE
  • Main/XO ended +0.5b/+2.6bp, underperforming US equivalents by 2bp/10bp and with iTraxx SR/Sub Fins broadly in line between the two. BBG €IG cash index ended wider with €IG +2.8bp as Corps outperformed Financials by close to 2bp while shorter-dated spreads widened by close to 4bps. Autos performed poorly, widening by 5bp, as did Sr Bank debt. Just three EUR deals yesterday: one Covered, one Green SNP and one €IG Corp (Italgas)
  • China equities are underperforming though appear to have pared a move of over 1.5% lower with investors are still cautious around recently policy announcements about supporting the markets, while the China Evergrande ordered liquidation weighs of the minds of investors. SXXP futures are +0.7% DoD.
  • SXXP ended -0.4% with Banks 2% lower as flagged during the session with earnings weighing on banks while Autos were +1.4%, led by Volvo on strong results and the announcement that they will no longer extend funding to Polestar.
  • Up today we have:

Time C Event

07:45 FR Budget Balance YTD

07:45 FR Industrial Production

07:45 FR Manufacturing Production

08:00 SP Unemployment Change

08:30 PO ECB's Centeno

12:15 UK BOE's Huw Pill

13:30 US NFP

15:00 US Uni. Of Michigan

15:00 US Factory Orders

15:00 US Factory Orders, Durable Goods, Cap Goods


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