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EGB SUMMARY
EGB SUMMARY: The EGB market started poorly but spiked aggressively higher upon a
Reuters story that claimed Draghi would not make any significant policy
announcements at Jackson Hole (Aug 24-26).
- The curve bull-flattened but the enthusiasm waned rapidly and within 40
minutes, the market was trading lower than before the story's release.
- Core EGBs are suffering from the largely risk-on sentiment and the rise in
equity markets. Strong UK employment data also prompted some additional
weakness.
- Donald Trump tweeted negatively about Amazon and the equity's price has dipped
strongly in pre-market trading but it failed to influence EGBs.
- Core EGB markets have felt heavy throughout the day but there is still a good
bid for the periphery and so the Bund-BTP and Bund-Bonos spreads have tightened
by 3bp each. The Spanish spread is almost back to 100bp.
- In terms of data, Q2 Eurozone GDP matched the pre-flash estimate of 0.6% Q/Q. 
- The market is looking forward to the FOMC Minutes, being released after the
European close tonight.

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