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BOND SUMMARY: Growing scepticism towards the touted progress in U.S.-China trade

negotiations coupled with the flaring Hong Kong tensions have dented risk

appetite, lending some support to core FI.

- The main event on the regional docket has been the release of the minutes from

the RBA Nov MonPol meeting. The document revealed that even as the cash rate was

left unchanged, the Board admitted that a case could have be made to ease policy

at that point. Aussie FI space picked up a bid in reaction to the release,

rising to fresh session highs. YM last trades +4.0, with XM +4.5. Aussie bond

yields last seen 3.9-4.5bp lower across the curve. Bills sit 3-5 ticks higher

through the reds.

- T-Notes trade +0-00+ at 129-11. Cash Tsy yields sit a touch lower across the

curve. Eurodollars last seen unch. to 0.5 tick higher through the reds.

- JGB futures trade at 153.37, +12 ticks vs. settlement. Cash yields sit

slightly lower across the curve. The BoJ left the sizes of its 1-10 Year Rinban

ops unchanged today. BoJ Gov Kuroda speaks at writing.