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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries are weaker after risk-on headlines from the G20
meetings over the weekend, though are currently off day's lows.
- The Mar 19 T-Note future is down 5.5/32 at 119-09, having traded in a range of
119-045 to 119-12 - coming off overnight lows as European trading got underway.
- Belly of the Tsy curve underperforming: 2-Yr yield up 4.9bps at 2.8353%, 5-Yr
up 5.6bps at 2.8682%, 10-Yr up 4.4bps at 3.0315%, 30-Yr up 3.1bps at 3.3211%.
- Eurodollar futures off 2-3.5 ticks, weakness focused on Reds/Greens.
- Fed's Clarida in BBG live interview earlier described the US baseline economic
outlook as 'very solid', said the 'Powell put' concept was 'not useful', and
that Fed could operate `somewhat above` the `symmetric` 2% inflation goal.
- Fed's Quarles, Williams & Kaplan due up later.
- U.S. ISM manufacturing is today's data highlight.
- Wednesday will be a national day of mourning to honour former President George
H.W. Bush. CME U.S. interest rate futures & options products to be closed.
- This is also likely to result in cancellation of Congressional testimony for
Fed's Powell scheduled for Wednesday.

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