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US TSY FLOWS
US TSY FLOWS: *** Treasuries rise on short-covering, technical buying as 10Y Yld
2.248%, breaking 2.251% Aug. 1 low yield and near 2.247% 55-day moving average.
"Decent" 2way activity in front end.
- Early brisk buying in Tsy futures esp. 10Y futures (77K traded after initial
refunding anncmt) then 22K sold down to 125-31+ in profit-taking. Then about
10,000 USU Classic Bond futurs 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 in TYU
at 8:50am ET at 125-31.5 while 7,483 bought in WNU Ultra Bonds, plus 50K TYU
bought on upward spike.
- Cash Tsys saw 2/30Y, 5/30Y flatteners as Tsy Aug refunding news did not
mention possible Ultra bonds; mild midmorning flattener unwinds since briefing
said Tsy still studying Ultra Bonds but no stop-or-go decision date, so they are
way off in future even if idea does come to fruition, and it may not, as some
dealers underwhelmed by idea. "They said they were looking still" at Ultras but
"it's nothing imminent," said a trader. "Bond contracts are leading the way
upward: The quiet bid in the bond contracts is supporting the mkt."

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