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US Bonds limit upside in EGBs and Gilt

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  • US Treasuries kept Europe under pressure during the European morning session, but EGBs and Bund are off the low as the US starts to join the session.
  • Volumes remain subdued, with focus already turning to the US CPI and ECB next week.
  • Investors pricing risk of more aggressive rate hike path from the Fed, had Treasuries and short end Eurodollar under pressure, which had led EGBs.
  • Peripheral spreads are all wider, with Italy leading by 3.4bps.
  • Gilts have traded inline with Bund, which translate to a flat Gilt/Bund spread for the session.
  • Looking ahead, there are no tier 1 of market moving data, attention is already turning to the US CPI and the ECB next week.
  • Remaining speakers are ECB Panetta, Stournaras, Maklouf and Herodotou.
  • Most of the focus today, will be on French Election polls, with many expected to hit throughout the day, no set times, but it's the last day polls can be published

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