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GILT SUMMARY
GILT SUMMARY: Gilts are trading a little weaker Tuesday, with eyes on PM May's
cabinet meeting, and 10-year supply.
- The Dec 18 Gilt future is down 16 ticks at 121.62, having traded in a narrow
range of 121.56-121.67 today.
- A bit of bear steepening in the curve, with the 2-Yr yield up 1.2bps at
0.816%, 5-Yr up 1.3bps at 1.101%, 10-Yr up 1.7bps at 1.518%, and 30-Yr up 1.4bps
at 1.917%.
- Supply possibly weighing: the Debt Management Office goes to market on Tuesday
for Stg2.25bln, re-opening the 10-year benchmark 1.625% Oct-28 Gilt.
- Also ahead is PM May's meeting with Cabinet, expected around 0930-1000 - focus
on Brexit, of course.
- It comes amid headlines (The Times) of a potential temporary UK/EU customs
arrangement that would solve the Ireland impasse. 
- Brexit Sec Raab reiterated that being able to leave such a regime is a 'red
line', and that the UK wanted to replicate EU WTO Tariffs as much as possible.
- Dearth of data this week until Friday's Q3 GDP.

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