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EGB SUMMARY
EGB SUMMARY: Italian PM Conte today underlined his belief in Italy's
fundamentals and the coalitions budget. Addressing Italy's debt level he
remarked that "it isn't so scary". BTPs have since gained slightly. 
- The Mar 19 BTP future is up 23 ticks at 127.99, having traded in a range of
127.41-128.15 today.
- The gains have been felt right through the BTP curve with the short end
marginally outperforming on the day, steeping the 2s10s by 0.6bps.
- The 2-Yr BTP yield is down 3.7bps at 0.469%, 5-Yr is down 3.1bps at 1.789%,
10-Yr is down 3.1bps at 2.717%.
- German bunds are down on the day but have gained since the announcement of
falling inflation in the region of Hesse.
- The Mar 19 Bund future is down 7 ticks at 163.66, having traded in a range of
163.42-163.76 today.
- Across the curve the the belly has been the outperformer with 5-yr yield
holding flat at -0.323%, the 2-Yr yield is up 1.7bps at -0.609%, and 10-Yr up
0.3bps at 0.234%. 

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