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Foreign Bank Sales, Position Unwinds

US TSY FUTURES

Tsys extend session lows last few minutes. Trading desks say ongoing sales, position unwinds are squaring up ahead next week's election. Yesterday's reluctance to rally in face of huge equity rout apparently tied to Risk-Parity unwinds. Today chatter of Japanese bank, bond fund selling at play. Domestic bank, fast- and real$ selling intermediates to long end, yld curves steepening, update:

  • 3M10Y +4.116, 71.045 (L: 66.17 / H: 72.052)
  • 2Y10Y +3.354, 65.401 (L: 62.11 / H: 66.044)
  • 2Y30Y +3.591, 143.911 (L: 140.371 / H: 144.737)
  • 5Y30Y +1.18, 123.22 (L: 120.985 / H: 123.767)
  • Current futures levels:
  • Dec 2Y down 0.12/32 at 110-13.62 (L: 110-13.25 / H: 110-14)
  • Dec 5Y down 2.25/32 at 125-22.25 (L: 125-21 / H: 125-26)
  • Dec 10Y down 6.5/32 at 138-19 (L: 138-16.5 / H: 138-28.5)
  • Dec 30Y down 16/32 at 173-17 (L: 173-10 / H: 174-13)
  • Dec Ultra 30Y down 25/32 at 216-26 (L: 216-12 / H: 218-18)

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