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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries ended Wed mildly lower, flatter, 30Y higher after
morning curve choppiness then short-cover, technl lg end buys, 2way flows. MNI
Main Wire exclusive cited St.Louis Fed Bullard saying wld not back another rate
hike given inflatn; urged Sep bal sheet reinvestment pol change. 
- Early brisk buying in Tsy futures esp. 10Ys (77K done after initl refndng
anncmt) then 22K sold down to 125-31+ in profit-tkng. Then 10,000 USU Classic
Bond futures bought from 153-23 to -27, while 30K FVU 5Y futures traded in
uptick from 118-04.5 to -07.5. Then more bought: 9,500 TYU 8:50am ET at 125-31.5
while 7,483 bought in WNU Ultra Bonds, plus 50K TYU 10Y bought on spike. Then
11:14 am ET block sale of 5,000 TYU at 126-07, cross on bid at print time. 
- Cash 2/30Y, 5/30Y Tsy flatteners as Tsy Aug refunding news did not cite Ultra
Long bond issuance; later flattener unwind as Tsy said at briefing still studies
Ultra Bonds, no decision date. Earlier misc 5Y sellers, two-way 10y; 30Y buys by
real$, bank portfls. Bunds end nr high amid solid German 10Y sale, MNI Fed
Bullard story. TSYS 3PM ET: 2Y 1.363%, 3Y 1.508%, 5Y 1.819%, 7Y 2.082%, 10Y
2.262%, 30Y 2.846%.

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