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US TSYS: T-Notes +0-01+ at 129-18, after closing just shy of best levels on
Monday. Flow helped T-Notes move away from their early NY lows, after the
contract moved lower on the latest round of Sino-U.S. trade optimism ahead of
U.S. hours, with traders looking towards month-end/a holiday altered weekly
schedule, as well as some light TYZ9 block buying, as the reasons for the NY
rally. There was also some notable buying of Feb '20 TY calls, targeting a yield
of ~1.40%. Yields across the curve finished Monday 1.0-2.0bp lower. Elsewhere,
roll volume dominated.
- The latest 2-Year auction did no harm to the broader dynamic, stopping through
by 0.4bp, as direct participation jumped at the expense of both dealers and
indirects.
- On the repo front, the Fed's first batch of term repos covering year end was
nearly 2x oversubscribed, which resulted in the NY Fed boosting the "aggregate
operation Limit for the 42-day repo operation scheduled for 12/2/2019 from at
least $15 billion to at least $25 billion."
- Focus moves to an address from Fed Chair Powell, due in under an hour's time.
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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