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

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

notable uptick in mainland China stocks & 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 addresses its longstanding concerns.

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

relative to 30-Year paper, with eyes on today's 30-Year Bond auction early on,

but the long end has now caught up. 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 120.03+, U.S. 10-Year Tsy yields last at 2.858%.