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US TSY FLOWS
US TSY FLOWS: Tsy futures continued to extend session highs to just past midday
as equities tumbled (ESZ9 -45.0) triggered largely on early US/China trade
headlines that US going forward with Dec 15 tariffs. Levels off extremes after
the bell (ESZ9 bounces to -22.0) while Tsy futures remained well bid across the
board, little off highs -- but more than making up for Mon's sale as Trump tried
to downplay importance of getting trade deal done quickly. 
- Sharp Eurodollar futures rally on heavy volume (>28k 2Y bundles; >24k Red
packs), rally more than 2x Mon's sale. late block +10k EDZ9/EDF0 spds +0.077.
- Swap spds reversed early widening to tighter by mid-am amid better
receiving/payer unwinds/stop-outs across the curve. Short end held tighter late
5s-30s rebounded wider amid late swap-tied selling as Tsys support cooled. 
- While Fed remains in blackout through Dec 12, at least mkts will see Nov ADP
private payrolls (125k prior, 140k est) early Wed. The 2-Yr yield is down 6.2bps
at 1.538%, 5-Yr is down 10.3bps at 1.5392%, 10-Yr is down 10.5bps at 1.7139%,
and 30-Yr is down 10bps at 2.1664%.

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