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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: Tsys trade steady/mixed into the close, mid- to lower half of
range, curve off new 10+ year flats tapped in the first half (5s30s 26.218L),
modest session volume (TYM<920k) on quiet end to wk. Quiet reversal of support,
long end pared gains prior to U-Mich data and Fed Bullard comments: yld curve
inversion risk "crunch time", current policy rate pressing against 'upper bound'
of neutral, low mkt-based infl measures cautions rate hikes. 
- US$ index lower/off lower (DXY -.082, 92.568; US$/Yen 109.272); equities
firmer (emini +5.75, 2724.5), West Texas crude weaker (WTI -0.82, 70.54 vs.
71.63H); gold weaker (XAU -1.80, 1319.80). 
- Swaps spds tighter/spd curve adding to prior day's steepening w/short end
leading move; 2Y spd currently back to early Feb level (lows for year appr 17.5
during January). Decent rate receiving/payer unwinds in 2s as front end of
Eurodollar strip surges (3M LIBOR -0.0125 to 2.3425%; FRA/OIS collapse -4.25,
35.8) w/others faded move via paying in 2s around 2.7675, receivers in 1s
(2.54875-2.55%), $214k 2s3s7s fly, paying 7s.
- Tsy ylds: 2Y 2.535%, 3Y 2.690%, 5Y 2.835%, 7Y 2.937%, 10Y 2.968%, 30Y 3.107%

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