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US TSY FLOWS
US TSY FLOWS: Mildly choppy late trade despite mildly anti-climactic FOMC annc,
yld curves near highs with 30Y bond weaker but off post FOMC lows. Fed kept fed
funds target rate unchanged at the zero lower bound at 0.00% to 0.25, with no
dissents (10-0), IOER unchanged and ongoing commitment to limitless QE.
- Notable headline from Fed chair's presser: "THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE
CONCERNED ON FEDERAL DEBT".
- In early trade, fast and real$ sold across curve as Tsys pared gains ahead of
GDP. Earlier two-way flow w/better buying in intermediates to long end, Asia
real$ and bank portfolio selling in cash 7s, swap-tied selling in 5s and 10s.
- Equities climbed higher w/desks citing headlines: "GILEAD SAYS AWARE OF
POSITIVE DATA FROM NAID REMDESIVIR STUDY" Bbg and "GILEAD TRIAL HAS MET PRIMARY
ENDPOINT" Bbg.
- swap spds mixed after the bell, spd curve steeper with decent amount of
swappable supply generating two-way hedging in shorts to intermediates. 
- The 2-Yr yield is down 1.2bps at 0.1994%, 5-Yr is down 2.4bps at 0.3513%,
10-Yr is down 0bps at 0.6127%, and 30-Yr is up 2.5bps at 1.2295%.

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