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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Treasuries rallied hard as London came online this morning, and
while off best levels are still firmly in risk-off mode to start the week.
- Despite U.S. equity futures paring earlier losses, yields have failed to
follow suit, remaining near cycle lows.
- Trade headlines dominating, w China reaffirming defiant rhetoric over the
weekend, and Trump tweeting today that China is subsidising its exports.
- The 2-Yr yield is down 4.2bps at 1.8797%, 5-Yr is down 3.1bps at 1.8797%,
10-Yr is down 2.6bps at 2.0986%, and 30-Yr is down 2bps at 2.5483%.
- Though short-end is outperforming, notable that 30-Yr yields hit new cycle
lows (2.5204%), basically wiping out entire post 2016 election rise.
- New cycle lows hit in 3M/10Y (-27.806) and 1Y/10Y (-15.16) spreads.
- Sep 10-Yr futures (TY) up 10.5/32 at 127-2.5 (L: 126-23 / H: 127-10.5)
- ED futures off best levels but up 9.0-9.5 ticks in Mar20/Jun20.
- Fed's Quarles, Barkin and Bullard due to make appearances today. Earlier,
Fed's Daly reiterated that the Fed's patient stance is warranted (little new).
- We also get May ISM and Apr construction spending.

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