German FI little changed at writing; Schatz....>

EGBS: German FI little changed at writing; Schatz unch., Bobls -3.0, Bunds +1.0.

- Late Friday saw der Spiegel sources suggest that ECB Pres. Draghi plans to

restart QE by Nov (Draghi's term expires at the end of Oct). The sources also

noted that the ECB is considering raising the cost for banks to park their cash

at the Bank in a bid to boost lending. That decision may come in Sep.

- The usual Brexit uncertainty continues to do the rounds, with hardliner Boris

Johnson set to become UK PM later this week, barring a huge upset.

- Italian Deputy PM Salvini failed to call a snap election over the weekend, but

is set to meet with fellow Deputy PM Di Maio on Tuesday in an attempt to avoid

the collapse of the government, according to local press reports.

- Elsewhere in the periphery, Spain's ruling socialist party has received a

boost in terms of its hopes surrounding forming a government after the leader of

the Podemos party said he would no longer demand a ministerial post.

- We also heard that Greece's 2020 budget will fully respect the fiscal targets

agreed with its lenders, according to PM Mitsotakis.

- The docket is light Monday, with Thursday's ECB decision headlining this week.