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US TSYS: Tsys spiked higher into the close on Tuesday as ex-Trump lawyer Michael

Cohen reached a plea deal with prosecutors, including an acknowledgement that

"hush money" payments were made on behalf of a candidate to influence an

election.

- Elsewhere former Trump campaign official Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax

evasion and fraud.

- The bid continued in early Asia-Pacific dealing, with T-Notes briefly

breaching the contract's Tuesday high. There was little reaction to headlines

noting that Lanny Davis, attorney for Cohen, stated that his client has

information that should be of interest to special counsel Mueller and is "more

than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows." The space then eased

a touch on the back of a Politico story which suggested that the Trump

administration is to announce on Thursday that it has reached a 'handshake' deal

with Mexico in NAFTA talks (subsequently denied via source reports).

- The Eurodollar strip sits a touch flatter last.

- T-Notes last 120.19, U.S. 10-Year cash Tsy yields last at 2.826%.