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Futures Weaker, US Tsys Re-Open Weaker

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In Tokyo morning trade, JGB futures are weaker, -20 compared to settlement levels, after closing unchanged overnight on Friday.

  • Core machine orders -1.7% y/y in June versus est. +1.1%.
  • (Bloomberg) “The Bank of Japan will find it difficult to raise interest rates further this year unless the yen weakens against the dollar to over 160 and there are calls for the central bank to intervene, said Yusuke Hashimoto, a fixed-income portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein Holding LP.” (see link)
  • Cash US tsys are 1-3bps cheaper in today’s Asia-Pac session, reversing the modest gains seen on Friday.
  • Cash JGBs are 2-3bps cheaper across benchmarks. The benchmark 10-year yield is 2.7bps higher at 0.902% versus the cycle high of 1.108%.
  • The swaps curve has bear-steepened, with rates 1-3bps higher. Swap spreads are mixed.

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