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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries prices ended Wed weaker, but the market managed
pulled out of a sharp tailspin selloff, limiting technical damage to cash 10-yr
note (hit 2.472% high yield, but ended 2.443%) 
- Tsys digested okay $15B 2Y FRN auction (4.8 DM, 60.2% indirects) and fairly
good $34B 5Y sale: 2.058% rate, 61.6% indirect, 11.1% direct, 27.4% dealers. 
- Tsys futures weaker into 5Y auction, but well off morning lows on heavy volume
(TYZ>1.60M). Tsys began weaker w/Bunds on open, pressure from Germany 10Y sale,
firm German Ifo, weak UK Gilts, firm UK GDP. Stronger US$ vs. Yen earlier fueled
selling. Some sidelined into Thu ECB policy/taper news or await  US Pres Trump
to name Fed chair (Politico said he may not name this week). 
- Tsys declined on 2.2% Sep durable goods new orders, stops hit on way down
after brief fast$ buying, corporate debt, pre-auction short setting; real$, bank
& insurer portf sales ebbed by midmorning. Yen rebound, N.Korea worry reverse
rate sell-off as did broad selloff in US equities, decent sell-programs noted
amid talk asset allocation from stocks to equities. TSYS 3PM ET: 2Y 1.607%, 3Y
1.733%, 5Y 2.056%, 7Y 2.279%, 10Y 2.443%, 30Y 2.953%

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