Not much to write home so far, core....>

BOND SUMMARY: Not much to write home so far, core FI are range-bound and

participants are on the lookout for PBoC action. News flow has been relatively

sparse and regional data have failed to move the markets.

- T-Notes deal +0-01+ at 139-08+. Curve runs flatter, with yields unch. to

-1.9bp in cash trade. Eurodollars trade -0.5 to +1.0 tick through the reds.

- JGB futures sit at 152.31, +7 ticks vs. settlement. Cash yields trade lower

across the curve. The MoF will auction Y700bn worth of 30-Year JGBs later today,

flash machine tool orders are also due. Japanese Econ Min Nishimura said that

the gov't is considering removing state of emergency in 39 prefectures.

- Australian YM is unch. & XM trades +6.0. Curve has flattened, with yields

sitting lower save for 2s in cash trade. Bills last seen unch. to +2 ticks

through the reds. The space has ignored Australia's labour market report, with a

beat in unemployment rate underpinned by a larger than expected drop in

employment & an unprecedented fall in participation. The RBA refrained from

taking part in bond purchases today.