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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries prices ended Friday well off day's lows, after a
morning selloff on Sept. jobs report, which had a very weak hurricane-affected
-33K NFP but also a 0.5% Avg Hrly Earnings and a lower 4.2% jobless rate. (The
negative -33K was first negative reading since 2010.) 
- Tsys had swift fast money sales on AHE, then foreign central banks and real
money bought the initial dip, which stabilized the market. Tsys saw strong long
end sales, as the 30Y bond hit 2.9322% before receding to 2.906% by 3pm ET. 
- Tsys had late morning safe-haven bounce amid chatter, unconfirmed, of
potential N.Korea missile test, position-squaring into long US Columbus Day
holiday weekend. Catalonian leaders will meet Tue. 
- Fed rate hike probability for Dec.13 FOMC mtg rose to 83.5%. Other flows:
5/30Y flatteners, 10/30Y steepeners, brief dip buying, short-cover; black-box
program buying on weak US$/yen midmorning. 
- US SWAPS: Spreads ran mixed by closing bell, wings tighter vs. wider
intermediates. - TSYS 3PM ET: 2Y 1.512%; 3Y 1.649%; 5Y 1.969%; 7Y 2.200%; 10Y
2.370%, 30Y 2.907%

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