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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries ended Thu lower, but well off day's low, after late
mo-end buys follow slide as stocks gained on speculation US Senate will pass GOP
tax bill Thu/early Fri; Sen. has hours of debate until roughly 3am ET. 
- Tsys slid too as US House moving forward on temporary funding bills to keep US
govt open past debt ceiling temporary life expires Dec8th. Technical selling too
as cash 10Y note broke above 2.40% and 2.42% yld; close will be quite important
to watch. 
- Tsys mo-end buying resumed late; 0.11 yrs BBG/Barclays Tsy. FX-tied Tsys
selling as US$/yen rose. Tsy futures heavy volume: 100K TYH 10Ys sold from
11:09-11:24am ET from 124-09 to -06. And 9:33am ET, 5k TYH at 124-10, buy thru.
TYH saw 2,500 block buy, cross on offer. 
- Weak 63.9 Nov MNI Chic Biz Barometer. Oct PCE Core Chain Wt Px Index 0.2%,
0.4% Oct pers inc. 
- Late Tsy futr buys: over 150K TYH bought 2:45-3pm ET; late blocks +10K FVH 5Y
futrs at 116-106; and +4,173% UXH Ultra 10Y at 133-04. TSY 3PM ET: 2Y 1.790%, 3y
1.903%, 5y 2.144%, 7y 2.315%, 10y 2.417%, 30Y 2.832%

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