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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries end lower, but well off session lows, after
afternoon dip buying followed overnight weakness on Sat tax bill passage in
Senate. Risk assets bid as ABC News corrected Friday story to say Pres. Elect
Trump, not candidate Trump, asked ex-NSA Flynn to contact Russians (big legal
difference.) 
- Tsys weak as US stocks gained in morning; but was large stock sell-program
with more than 937 stk names. Tsys long end buying arose and 2/10Y, 2/30Y,
5/30Y, 2/10Y flatteners 
- Tsy futures weak, top of day's range; decent Block sales (mostly) in Tsy 5s
and 10s. Eurodlr futures: earlier massive sale -40k EDZ7 Eurodlr futrs after
open at 98.4375; heavy selling in Whites- Reds (EDZ7-EDU9), Dec 17 as 3m LIBOR
rises into yr-end. Option implieds steady/firmer, decent low delta put buying. 
- US SWAPS: Swap spds wider, curve steeper, 2way short end, rate paying in 30Ys
- US HIGH-GRADE CORPORATE BONDS: Busy issuance continues. 
- TSYS 3PM ET: 2Y 1.810%; 3Y 1.925%; 5Y 2.148%; 7Y 2.294%; 10Y 2.381%; 30Y
2.772%

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