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US TSY FLOWS
US TSY FLOWS: Tsys trade mixed in late trade, curves flatter with long end
outperforming. Rates rallied after CPI comes in lower than expected (0.2% vs.
0.3%), not much of react if any to BoE and ECB steady rate annc's. 
- US$ pared gains/sold off sharply post data, dollar index DXY -.257, 94.542
(94.428L/94.965H), $/Eur +0.0061 at 1.1688, $/Yen +.58 111.84; equities surged
(emini +15.0, 2908.5 vs. 2912.0H); Gold weaker (XAU -4.44, 1201.84); West Texas
pared strong gains for week as Hurricane Florence weakens to class 2 from 4 (WTI
-1.75, 68.62 after tapping 71.26 Tuesday). 
- Decent volume, fast$ two-way 3s-7s, real$ and bank buying 10s-30s, curve
flatteners in 5s30s, decent deal-tied hedging ($6B AbbVie 4-part pushed total
issuance to $12B/day). Treasuries inch off recent highs after $15B 30Y auction
awarded 3.088% rate (3.090% previous) tailed vs. 2.082% WI.
- Ongoing heavy volume Jan'19 fed fund futures, >90k after to 100k prior
session; heavy buying Eurodlr futures, >30k EDZ8 97.365, >60k EDH9/EDM9. Tsy
cash/ylds: 2Y 99-24 (2.752%), 5Y 99-15.25 (2.862%), 10Y 99-08.5 (2.959%), 30Y
98-04 (3.096%).

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