U.S. Tsys have continued to edge lower,.....>

US TSYS: U.S. Tsys have continued to edge lower, with the latest leg perhaps

aided by an uptick in mainland China stocks, as the CSI 300 added 1.0%, and

comments out of the White House made late Wednesday, which noted that China &

U.S. have had talks re: trade, with the U.S. open to further talks if China

address its longstanding concerns.

- Shorter dated Tsys experienced around 0.5bp worth of underperformance relative

to 30-Year paper, with eyes on today's 30-Year Bond auction. As a reminder

Wednesday's 10-Year Note auction fared better than Tuesday's 3-Year auction,

stopping through, while the cover ratio and dealer takedown were steady.

- Fed's Williams offered little fresh on MonPol in a late address on Wednesday,

with his non-voting compatriots, Kashkari & Harker, due to speak on Thursday.

- Elsewhere, U.S. CPI will garner the attention.

- T-Notes last at 120.04+, U.S. 10-Year Tsy yields last at 2.853%.