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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries held a mixed flatter range Tues after morning slide
on technical selling, firmer US$/yen, black box sales in Tsy intermediates. 
- Tsys also saw some long liquidations in futures and shorts set in front, long
end Tsys. Tsy 10Y briefly broke above 200-day moving average of 2.3127% yield. 
- Action began early: sale of 9,600 FVZ 5Y Tsy futures at 117-10.5 at 8:31am ET.
 Eurodlr futures had 345,000 EDZ7 sale before 8:44am ET, then 45,000 Tsy 10Y
futures sold from 125-10 to 125-07.5 before 8:55am ET. Then Tsy 10Y futures
apparent sale at 9:49am ET of 5,000 TYZ at 125-10. Traders cited "mixed bag" of
bearish influences. 
- Tsys finally stabilized off lows on dip buying, corporate-tied buying in later
morning. Front end sensitive as more hawkish potential Fed Chr picks spur
heavier front end selling. Non-Yellen Fed Chr viewed to potentially want to hike
faster than Chr Yellen; she was to meet US Pres. Trump Thu. Talk of potential
Fed Chr John Taylor choice hurt Tsys Mon, Tues on higher US rate speculation. 
- Tsy apparent sale at 11:46am ET of 5,000 FVZ, 117-10.25, cross on bid. Rate
paying in 2Y, 3Y, 10Ys.

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