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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries ended Monday lower, pressured by a weak 3Y auction
and risk-on mood sales after U.S. hurricanes lessened and N.Korea did not launch
weekend ICBM missile. Tsys began the day lower after overnight reversal of last
week's risk-off buying trades. (UN Sec Cncl will vote on N.Korea Mon 6pm ET). 
- Tsys and EGBs lower. Mon had no econ. data nor Fed speakers (blackout into
Sept. 19-20 FOMC.) Morning had a 7,000-contract block buy in Tsy 10Y TYZ future
at 9:51am ET at 127-04, buy-thru. 
- Tsys declined on pre-auction shorts/sales into $24B 3Y auction, rate-lock
hedges amid $11B in high-grade corp. bond issuance. Tsys hurt by strong stocks.
Better buying in wings, while T-bills good tone; 2Y buying. Tsys slid on
post-auction redistribution sales as soft $24B 3Y auction tailed to 1.433%, only
46.16% indirects, but strong 10.4% directs, leaving large 43.4% for dealers.
Tsys unwind of 2/5Y, 2/10Y steepeners; afternoon dip buying, rate lock unwinds. 
- US SWAPS: Tighten on risk-off unwinds. EURODLR FUT: Reversed Fri gain with
heavy front end sales. TSYS 3PM ET: 2Y 1.319%; 3Y 1.434%; 5Y 1.702%; 7Y 1.950%;
10Y 2.125%; 30Y 2.738%

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