Safe-havens continued to pick up.......>

BOND SUMMARY: Safe-havens continued to pick up steam on Tweet (around 0730GMT)

by China Global Times Editor: "Few Chinese believe that China and the US can

reach a deal soon", weakening sentiment on trade. This compounded concerns over

US Senate passing Hong Kong Act, plus lower LPR fixing from PBOC.

- Light data slate for Europe; We get ECB`s Makhlouf, Rehn, and Lane appearing.

- Supply includes Germany re-opening 0.0% Aug-50 bund for E1.5bln.

** Latest levels:

* Dec Bund futures (RX) up 55 ticks at 171.46 (L: 170.98 / H: 171.56)

* Germany: The 2-Yr yield is down 1.5bps at -0.646%, 5-Yr is down 2.7bps at

-0.606%, 10-Yr is down 3.9bps at -0.378%, and 30-Yr is down 5.3bps at 0.134%.

* Dec Gilt futures (G) up 52 ticks at 132.2 (L: 132.11 / H: 132.27)

* UK: The 2-Yr yield is down 3.4bps at 0.527%, 5-Yr is down 4.1bps at 0.483%,

10-Yr is down 4.8bps at 0.685%, and 30-Yr is down 4.2bps at 1.231%.

* Dec BTP futures (IK) up 38 ticks at 141.81 (L: 141.47 / H: 141.9)

* Italy / German 10-Yr spread 0.5bps tighter at 158bps

* Dec OAT futures (OA) up 57 ticks at 167.95 (L: 167.61 / H: 167.99)