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EGB SUMMARY
MNI (London)
EGB SUMMARY: German government bonds are trading lower in the NY session Tuesday
having reversed earlier gains following comments from ECB Nowotny reportedly
saying "ECB could lift deposit rate to -0.2% from -0.4% to start process of rate
hikes" and "ECB will end bond buys this year."
- Bunds opened moderately higher, despite the risk-on sentiment after Chinese
President Xi delivered a very measured message stressing that China wants to
promote global multilateral free trade. Squeeze higher in Bunds following Bund
block trade for 7.053k at 159.42 reported at 0716GMT. Bunds then faded ahead of
heavy slew of supply. 
- Netherlands sold E2.005bln 2024 DSL, Austria sold E1.15bln 2028-2037 RAGBs,
Germany allotted E407mln 10-Year linker, UK sold Stg2bln 2057 Gilt. 
- EFSF new long 8Y E3bn (no-grow) order book above E5bln;spread set MS -17bps.
- Ireland to price E4bn new 15Y bond at MS+4bps-final books above E12.5bln. 
- Bunds then took a hit following Reuters interview with ECB Nowotny talking
about 20bps rate hike in deposit rate vs market pricing in 10bps increments. 
- German 10-year Bund yield is 2bps higher at 0.524%.

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