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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries ended Fri mainly stronger/flatter amid weaker
US$/yen in morning and firm German Bunds. Tsys extended session highs into
midday as US%/Yen slipped below 112.0 to 111.96 (4-wk lows) before firming
later, Gold jumped also: up 1.31% to 1295.00 recently.
- Cash Tsys long end improved too, while 2s/10s yld spd briefly made new 10+
year low of 61.504 before ending closer to +62.20. Equities traded weaker. 
- Quiet end to wk, nobody eager to add more risk into wknd. Focus on next wk's
Thanksgiving holiday. 
- Modest 2way flow earlier, fast$, prop and bank portfolio squaring, pickup in
Tsy futures Dec/Mar position rolls. FX-tied buying by black boxes amid weaker
US$/yen, and more flatteners in 2/10Y, 2/30Y, 2/5Y and 5/30Y cash Tsy curves. 
- With exception of front quarterly, Eurodollar futures earlier traded mildly
higher after a weaker open, heavy selling in EDZ7 (total volume >260k) after
higher 3M LIBOR set at 1.4407%. Swap spds mildly wider for most part, short end
narrowing on modest rate receiving/payer unwinds. TSYS 3PM ET: 2y 1.730%, 3y
1.831%, 5y 2.062%, 7y 2.238%, 10y 2.354%, 30y 2.793%. 

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