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US TSY FLOWS
US TSY FLOWS: Rates trade well bid again after the bell, near early session
highs after midmorning unwind of risk-off tone that kicked off overnight.
Risk-off support after weekend Saudi oil field drone attacks, supply disruption
supporting oil (WTI >+7.5, 62.35), gold > 1502.0. Late headlines that Saudi
Aramco had already brought appr 40% of it's production back on-line -- current
bid in crude may be overdone (unless bid reflects potential for future attacks).
- Risk-off/short cover support across curve, supportive of 25bp cut this week as
well as in late October (third hike probability >45% on Oct 30). Short end desks
note jump in O/N repo jump, but saw most likely tied to corp tax obligations and
Tsy auctions. Flow included deal-tied hedging on >$8B high grade issuance, real$
buying 10s, 3M10Y flatteners after recession indicator climbed 50bp off inverted
lows over past couple weeks, two-way flow in first half -- positioning ahead of
Wed's FOMC annc. Decent selling FFV futures, buying of upside Oct Eurdlr option
spds targeting another hike at Oct 30FOMC.
- The 2-Yr yield is down 4.9bps at 1.7511%, 5-Yr is down 5.8bps at 1.6924%,
10-Yr is down 5.8bps at 1.838%, and 30-Yr is down 6.4bps at 2.3073%.

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