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  • 2y/10y bunds ended Friday -1.3bp/+0.3bp after a volatile session as markets digested mixed signals from the US manufacturing PMI and ISM prints while a 1.5% rise in Brent crude failed to cap a late rally. WoW moves stand at +3.5bp/+5bp.
  • Main/XO ended -0.5bp/-3bp, underperforming CDX IG/HY by 0.4bp/2.2bp and bringing WoW widening to under 1bp for both. €IG/€HY cash ended +0.4/4.4bp with WoW moves of +3bp/8bp – Insurance looks to be the only €IG sector tighter on the week at -1bp while Tech, Transport and Consumer Services all widened by 7-8bps while +10yr spreads underperformed 1-3yr spreads by a further 3bps (or 15bps YTD).
  • SXXP ended +0.6% with Insurance underperforming at -0.7% on the Aegon miss as flagged while Real Estate and Tech both rallied by over 1.5%. Notable movers included Grifols (+18%), Daimler (+18%), ITV (+14%) and K+N (-13%) as flagged.
  • Asian equity sentiment has been mixed as HK and China markets struggled for positive traction with China's NPC in focus this week. Stoxx 50 futures are +0.4% DoD.
  • Up today we have:

GMT/Local Impact Country Event
0700/0200 * TR Turkey CPI
0730/0830 *** CH CPI
1600/1100 US Philly Fed's Pat Harker
1630/1130 * US US Treasury Auction Result for 13 Week Bill
1630/1130 * US US Treasury Auction Result for 26 Week Bill
2330/0830 ** JP Tokyo CPI

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