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US TSYS SUMMARY
US TSYS SUMMARY: US Treasuries open NY higher, flatter after overnight risk-off
buying amid more US-N.Korea tensions, which pushed global stocks weaker, gold
+1.01% now, oil+0.57%. Tsy will sell today a 1pm ET $23B 10Y auction. - TOKYO:
Tsys gained amid US Pres. Trump warning N.Korea to halt threats against US or
face "fire and fury" consequences. N.Korea then threatened US's Guam. That
spurred short cover/outright safe haven buying in best O/N volume of week, bank
and insurer portfolio buying initially in 10s. Real- and fast$, foreign central
bank and regional banks and credit-tied buying in shorts to intermediates,
FX-tied buying as well as USD weakened, Asian acct buying long end. AP cited Sec
of State Tillerson recently saying not seeing an N.Korea "imminent threat". 
- LONDON: Tsys higher amid carry-over risk-off buying extended Tsy rally, misc
acct buying 5s and 30s, corp-deal and pre-auction hedging sales; real$ two-way
in 30s. US SWAPS: Mixed but stable. US EURODLR FUTURES: Higher across strip,
good call buying in short Dec (Dec'18 sector.) O/N RP: Tsy 2Y, 3Y, 5Y, 10Y
tight. 
- US CORPORATES: Wed: So far only Cerro del Aguila $650M 10Y; more likely.

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