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Treasuries Weaken on Fed's Bostic's Comments, US PPI Later

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TYH4 is currently trading at 110-01, down - 04+ from New York closing levels.

Treasuries open Asia trading slightly firmer, however weakened after Atlanta Fed Bostic's comments, where he mentioned there is no rush to cut rates, but sees two rate cuts this year.

  • Treasury futures are testing lows as Asia breaks for lunch, the move lower was driven by Fed's Bostic comments. Mar'24 10y futures hit a low of 110-00+, currently just above there at 110-01, while Mar'24 2Y futures broke through US session lows to trade at 102-01+.
  • Ahead of another day of US data, key technical levels to watch include initial support at 109-17/16+ (50.0% of the Oct 19 - Dec 27 bull phase/Low Feb 14), a break below here could open up new yearly lows and a test of 109-05+ (lows of Nov 28). To the upside, initial resistance lies at 110-17.5 (the highs from Feb 15th), while a break above opens up a move to 111-02+ (20-day EMA).
  • Cash yields are 1-3bps higher across the curve, the 2Y yield +2.3bp higher at 4.597%, 10Y yield +2.3bps higher at 4.253%.
  • Headlines have been on the quiet side during the Asia today, with a meeting between US Secretary Of State and China's Wang Yi later the only thing to note.
  • Looking ahead: Friday data calendar includes PPI, House Starts/Build Permits, UoM Inflation

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