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BOND SUMMARY: Focus continues to fall on U.S.-Mexico trade talks. U.S. Vice Pres

Pence said that tariffs on Mexico are set to go ahead on Monday while noting

that there had been progress, while Mexican Foreign Min Ebrard noted that Mexico

has offered to send 6k troops to its border with Guatemala, adding that talks

with the U.S. will continue on Friday.

- T-Notes last trade -0-01 at 126-29. Cash Tsy yields trade 0.2-0.9bp higher

across the curve, with modest bear steepening apparent. Eurodollar contracts are

dealing unch. to 2.5 ticks lower through the reds.

- JGB futures last trade at 153.45, 6 ticks worse off. Yields are a touch higher

across the curve, barring the super long end, with 10-year yields still at

suppressed levels.The BoJ Rinban operations, due shortly will be key today.

- For Aussie Bonds, YM last trades 3.0 ticks lower, with XM 2.5 ticks lower. The

yield curve has bear flattened. Bills are trading 1 to 4 ticks lower through the

reds.