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GILTS: Gilts have caught a bid at start of Friday's trade with the 10-yr part of

the yield curve seen leading the way as markets digest latest central bank

policy decision and US is reported to have imposed tariffs on China. UK 10-yr

Gilt yield is 2.5bp lower at 1.305%.

- Tory rebels said that the text of the "meaningful vote" compromise was

"unacceptable" which could lead to the government losing key vote on the EU

Withdrawal Bill when it comes back to the House of commons next week. However

reports say that the EU are weighing up the option of delaying Brexit. 

- Little in way of UK data or speakers scheduled for today, so attention likely

to be on Eurozone final inflation data and then US data this afternoon. The

calendar also relatively thin ahead of BoE MPC decision next week.

- Short Sterling strip is steady to a few ticks higher, led by green and blue

contracts and in-turn flattening the curve.