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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: US Treasuries open Fri NY mixed, 2/10Y, 5/30Y curves flatter
amid reduced event risk. Tsys off lows/bid amid recent EU officials headlines
re: formal UK trade talks won't start immediately in 2018. Markets fairly quiet
into 8:30am ET Nov NFP data: MNI poll has median estimates of 200K NFP, 194K
private payrolls, 4.1% jobless rate, 0.3% AHE, 34.4 hours avg work week. 
- TOKYO: Tsys rose and peaked overnight about midnight ET, then drifted lower
into London open; light 2-way ahead data, FX-acct selling on stronger US$.
End-users buy 2Y Tsys. Global stocks improved with Japan's Nikkei up 1.4%.
Congress extended debt limit by 2 weeks from Friday (today). 
- LONDON: Tsys pressured amid lighter risk event risk; UK and EU agree on Brexit
pact, and UK payout will be EU40-45BLN. Tsys drew early steepeners, end user
sales in intermediates. Real money bought longer TIPS. Hot money bought the
belly in butterflies. 
- Swaps, spds running mixed, mildly wider in the wings vs. tighter
intermediates, light volume going into weekend, recent 2s6s flattener ($56k
DV01), $100M payer 5s earlier at 2.20987%.

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