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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: NOT what you typically see going into month/half yr-end: Tsy
futures flip to lower on the closer after holding gains all session (appr -100k
TYU in miutes before close) Late buying see lvls recover to near steady. Little
to no react to flurry of late wk data: core PCE +.2% and pers inc +.4% both
in-line, PMI 64.1 better than exp 60.1. Underlying risk-off tone kicked things
off after headlines Pres Trump seeks WTO exit (needs congressional approval).
- US$ index broadly weaker (DXY -0.763 to 94.549; US$/Yen higher/off highs
110.79 vs. 110.88H); equities higher (emini +18.5, 2738.0); gold firmer (XAU
+6.85, 1255.10); West Texas crude adding to wk of strong gains (WTI +.80, 74.25,
74.43H -- new year high/revisits 2014 high).
- Better futures volume coming into the session (TYU>450k, only 835k after
midday), two-way position squaring ahead weekend and next wks July 4th holiday,
fast$, props in shorts to intermediates, light bamk and real$ buying in long
end, spd curve flatteners as 5s30s slips below 23.0 -- lowest level since late
2007. Tsy cash/ylds: 2Y 99-30.25 (2.524%), 5Y 99-16 (2.731%), 10Y 100-05.5
(2.853%), 30Y 102-25 (2.982%).

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