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US TSYS/OVERNIGHT REPO: ### POV: The Tsy 2-yr note tightness in overnight repo
market does not seem to reflect unusual factors but rather what some called
"dislocation" in usual runup to late-month 2/5/7-year note auctions. The RP mkt
Wed saw Treasury 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y all tighten. The 2-year note had "legitimate
shorts" but also some trying to "squeeze the shorts", said traders earlier this
week. But now traders said tightness is just due to various accounts doing
normal shorting of 2Y note for pre-auction reasons to hedge against 2/5/7-year
auction supply next week. "It's getting close to the month-end: 2-yr notes
generally get special around this time," said one trader.
- A different trader agreed. "It's just pre-auction stuff," he said. The 2-year
note traded at 0.70% midday vs. a 0.60% average and a tightest 0.45% rate
Wednesday, he added.
- But one trader eyed "some dislocation" amid the 2-yr approach to the
late-month auctions.
- The 5Y note did usual pre-auction midmonth tightening into late month
auctions; 10Y tightened too. The Treasury General Collateral traded at 1.09%.

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