Tsys are lower albeit amid thin.....>

US TSYS SUMMARY: Tsys are lower albeit amid thin volumes, as a slew of data and

political risk remain in focus ahead of the weekend.

- Quiet in Asia-Pac session (maybe caution ahead of week-long Oct 1 holidays in

China), but TYs headed lower alongside higher equities but again, thin trading.

- Dec 10-Yr futures (TY) last down 9/32 at 130-0 (L: 129-31 / H: 130-08.5).

- The 2-Yr yield is up 2bps at 1.6755%, 5-Yr is up 2.6bps at 1.6061%, 10-Yr is

up 2.6bps at 1.7182%, and 30-Yr is up 2.4bps at 2.1658%.

- Eyeing more Trump/Ukraine/Impeachment headlines Friday; plus any follow-up

from Thursday's relatively positive trade related news flow.

- 0830ET sees plenty of key Aug data: Personal income/spending, PCE deflator,

Durable Goods; then UMich final Sep survey at 1000ET.

- Fed VC Quarles speaks on macropru regulation at 0830ET (might not be much on

MonPol), Philly's Harker addresses Shadow Open Market Comm. 1300ET (text/Q&A).

- NYFed's term ($60bln, 0800ET) and O/N ($100bln, 0830ET) repo ops also of note,

as we get closer to month-end, and given Thursday's low take-up.