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GILTS: Gilts have opened on the soft side, edging lower as risk-on tone in
European markets continue. Following the Trump/Kim summit in Singapore,
attention turns to a number of risk factors in UK/US today. 10-yr Gilt yield is
1.8bp higher at 1.424% and curve little changed according to Tradeweb.
- Trump/Kim signed a historic agreement Tuesday and herald a new start in
relations as both sides agreed to work together.
- While in domestic politics newswires report that PM May has has headed off a
Tory rebellion over a key Brexit vote by offering an olive branch to Remainers
in her party over future customs arrangements with the EU.
- UK April unemployment and earnings data is released at 0930BST with markets
not seeing any change in average weekly earnings and the unemployment rate,
however risks are see on higher wages thanks to rise in bonuses. 
- Short sterling strip is steady to lower led by 1 tick fall in both green and
blue contracts. 

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