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GILT SUMMARY
GILT SUMMARY: UK bonds and rates were slightly stronger but largely unmoved on
the whole Wednesday, with Brexit newsflow taken in stride and Thursday`s BOE
meeting ahead.
- The Dec18 Gilt future is up 23 ticks at 121.92, having traded in a fairly
narrow range of 121.71 - 121.95.
- Cash gilt curve is a little flatter, with 2-Yr yields down 0.1bps at 0.785%,
5-Yr down 1.2bps at 1.077%, 10-Yr down 2.1bps at 1.479%, and 30-Yr down 1.4bps
at 1.838%.
- Short Sterling futures are largely unchanged, with no movement in the
nearest-dated contract (Sep18), though Mar19 to Sep20 contracts are up one tick.
- BoE MPC decision & Statement will be Thursday`s highlight at 1200BST. Any
change is very unlikely but there could be some subtle shifts to watch - see
Bullet / Email POV at 1416BST: `SUBTLE SHIFTS BUT NO GAME-CHANGERS`.

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