JGB futures ticked higher overnight,...........>

JGBS: JGB futures ticked higher overnight, supported by the broader risk-off

flows pertaining to the U.S. China trade situation, although the contract lacked

follow through above the Tokyo high.

- Inside U.S. Trade noted that "the U.S. and Japan could reach a quick trade

deal and present a unified front against China at the G-20 summit next month by

borrowing heavily from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a source close to the Abe

administration told Inside U.S. Trade . U.S. Trade Representative Robert

Lighthizer and Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi have set "a

negotiating schedule aimed at striking a deal early on," according to a report

in Nikkei."

- Focus today moves to 30-Year JGB supply, as well as BoP data for March.