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GILT SUMMARY
GILT SUMMARY: It has been a mixed day for gilts with the curve flattening on the
back of the shorter end trading weaker alongside marginal firming at the longer
end.
- Current yield levels: 2-year 0.075%, 5-year 0.164%, 10-year 0.293%, 30-year
0.672%. 
- The 2s10s and 2s30s spreads are 2bp narrower on the day.
- The Jun-20 gilt future trades at 136.97, near the middle of the day's range.
- BoE Governor Andrew Bailey has stressed that UK banks must provide loans to
SMEs struggling in the face of the coronavirus lockdown. The intervention comes
amid concerns among some policymakers that banks have not been proactive enough
to use the available liquidity to support firms.
- The number of coronavirus deaths stands at 14,576, up from 847 from yesterday.
- The data calendar is more lively next week with the publication of March
jobless claims and inflation on Tuesday before the preliminary PMI prints for
April are released on Thursday. 

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