It has been a very quiet day in STIR markets...>

STIR: It has been a very quiet day in STIR markets with no contract across

Eurodollar, Euribor or Short Sterling futures moving more than 1.5 ticks from

yesterday's close.

- The Short Sterling strip is 1-1.5 ticks higher across the curve ahead of

today's Brexit amendment votes. There has been little in the way of UK data

today (we look ahead to retail sales tomorrow). Brexit headlines today have

mainly been from the government encouraging MPs to back the govt today.

- Euribor Whites and Reds are largely unchanged on the day while Greens are 0.5

ticks higher and Blues 1 tick higher. Eurozone Q4 was unrevised at 0.2% Q/Q but

the first print of German Q4 GDP was flat against an expected 0.1% increase.

- The Eurodollar strip has moved a little higher on the day. An MNI story quoted

sources stating that China has requested an extension to trade talks with the

US, a move which would delay an implementation of tariffs on Chinese imports.