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US TSYS SUMMARY: Tsy trading mixed with the short end outperforming; strong

volume (TYH 1.25M); Curves steeper.

-The FOMC Minutes came off balanced to dovish revealing a more cautious outlook

on the Funds Rate; treasuries had little reaction while equities firmed even

higher on the release

-Fed speakers spoke throughout the day starting with Fed's Bostic who said,

"*FED'S BOSTIC SAYS NEXT RATE MOVE COULD BE UP OR DOWN-bbg" sending the US

Dollar in waterfall formation; Fed's Evans spoke stating, "*EVANS SAYS FED `AT A

PRETTY GOOD PLACE IN TERMS OF POLICY'" and "DEC. DOT PLOT HAD RATES IN

RESTRICTIVE TERRITORY END-'19" causing a bounce in equities.

-As trade talks wrapped, "*USTR: CHINA PLEDGED TO BUY MORE U.S. AGRICULTURE,

OTHER GOODS-bbg" and "*U.S., CHINA DISCUSSED FAIRNESS, RECIPROCITY-bbg"

-Equities higher (emini +19.50, 2592.00); WTI slipped on EIA data but remains

higher (WTI +2.53, 52.31), DXY down (-.707, 95.196); $/Eur +0.0105 at 1.1546,

$/Yen -0.47 108.28; Gold (XAU +6.64, 1291.84) -Tsy cash/ylds: 2Y 99-27.75

(2.567%), 5Y 100-8.25 (2.568%), 10Y 103-10 (2.737%), 30Y 106-21.5 (3.033%).