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US TSYS: ALL QUIET ON THE BREXIT FRONT

US TSY SUMMARY: Continuing theme: quiet trade on limited data, Fed in blackout
ahead next week's policy annc, thin markets on light volumes (TYZ<815 well after
the bell). Even limited headline interest after late Tuesday Brexit vote
excitement. Taking wind out of mkt action: EU DECISION ON BREXIT DELAY WILL
PROBABLY COME FRIDAY, Bbg
- Rates quietly receded since setting highs around midmorning, late Microsft
earnings beat ($33.1B vs. $32.2B est) underpinned equities late.
- Light two way flow, light deal-tied flow in 5s. Another decent auction, US Tsy
$41B 5Y Note (912828YM6) awarded 1.570% rate vs. 1.576% WI (previous $41B 5Y
awarded 1.600%); 2.41 bid/cover vs. 2.32 prior. Indirects drew 65.69% vs. 58.80%
prior, directs 11.52% vs. 14.20% prior, dealers 22.78%.
-  Thu 14 day term operation with the Fed is $45B with minimum bid of 172
Overnight operation has been increased to $120....adding ample liquidity heading
into month end.
- The 2-Yr yield is down 1.1bps at 1.5837%, 5-Yr is up 0.7bps at 1.5925%, 10-Yr
is up 0.5bps at 1.766%, and 30-Yr is up 0.1bps at 2.2535%.
US TSY FUTURES CLOSE: Trades steady/mixed by the bell, long end weaker after
trading higher much of the session, volume remains light (TYZ<740k). Tsy yld
curves mostly steeper. Update
* 3M10Y  -0.421, 9.495 (L: 5.763 / H: 9.751)
* 2Y10Y  +1.513, 17.731 (L: 15.815 / H: 18.996)
* 2Y30Y  +1.829, 67.043 (L: 64.81 / H: 68.384)
* 5Y30Y  -0.004, 66.46 (L: 64.701 / H: 67.661)
Current futures levels:
* Dec 2-Yr futures down 0.125/32  at 107-23.625 (L: 107-23.375 / H: 107-25.75)
* Dec 5-Yr futures up 0.75/32  at 118-29.75 (L: 118-29.25 / H: 119-03.25)
* Dec 10-Yr futures up 1.5/32  at 129-27.5 (L: 129-26.5 / H: 130-04.5)
* Dec 30-Yr futures up 1/32  at 160-3 (L: 160-00 / H: 160-22)
* Dec Ultra futures down 4/32  at 187-4 (L: 187-02 / H: 188-12)
US EURODLR FUTURES CLOSE: Mildly higher for most part, at/near low end narrow
range, lead quarterly underperforming all session. Current White pack (Dec
19-Sep 20): 
* Dec 19 -0.010 at 98.110
* Mar 20 +0.005 at 98.355
* Jun 20 +0.010 at 98.440
* Sep 20 +0.010 at 98.495
* Red Pack (Dec 20-Sep 21) +0.010 to +0.015
* Green Pack (Dec 21-Sep 22) +0.015
* Blue Pack (Dec 22-Sep 23) +0.015 to +0.020
* Gold Pack (Dec 23-Sep 24) +0.010 to +0.015
US DOLLAR LIBOR: Latest settles
* O/N +0.0012 at 1.8140% (-0.0011/wk)
* 1 Month +0.0009 to 1.8227% (-0.0276/wk)
* 3 Month +0.0036 to 1.9396% (-0.0136/wk)
* 6 Month -0.0186 to 1.9140% (-0.0378/wk)
* 1 Year -0.0245 to 1.9427% (-0.0445/wk) 
STIR: Federal Reserve Bank of New York EFFR for prior session:
* Daily Effective Fed Funds Rate: 1.85%, volume: $67B
* Daily Overnight Bank Funding Rate: 1.83%, volume: $173B
US TSYS: REPO REFERENCE RATES: (rate, volume),
* Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR): 1.87%, $1.079T
* Broad General Collateral Rate (BGCR): 1.85%, $456B
* Tri-Party General Collateral Rate (TGCR): 1.85%, $439B
OUTLOOK: *** US Data/speaker calendar (prior, estimate):
24-Oct 0830 19-Oct jobless claims (214K, 215k)
24-Oct 0830 Sep durable goods new orders (0.2%, -0.7%)
24-Oct 0830 Sep durable new orders ex transport (0.5%, -0.2%)
24-Oct 0900 Sep bldg permits revision
24-Oct 0945 Oct Markit Mfg Index (flash) (51.1, 50.9)
24-Oct 0945 Oct Markit Services Index (flash) (50.9, 51.0)
24-Oct 1000 Sep new home sales (713k, 702k)
24-Oct 1000 Sep new home sales (7.1%, -1.6%)
24-Oct 1030 18-Oct natural gas stocks w/w
24-Oct 1100 Oct Kansas City Fed Mfg Index (-2, -4)
24-Oct 1300 US Tsy $32B 7Y Note auction (912828YQ7)
24-Oct 1630 23-Oct Fed weekly securities holdings
PIPELINE: Fifth Third launched
Date $MM Issuer/Rating/Desc/Maturity/Yld; Priced *; Launch #:
10/23 $750M #Fifth Third +5Y +80
10/23 $300M Reliance Standard Life 5Y +95
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$3.5B priced Tuesday, $6.5B/wk
10/22 $2.5B *Saudi Arabia 10Y Sukuk +127
10/22 $1B *CPPIB (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) WNG 10Y +38
Canadian issuance
10/22 C$200M *Translink 300Y +102
Eurodollar/Tsy options: 
Eurodollar Options
* +2,000 long Green Dec 85/Green Mar 85 straddle spds, 36.0
* +5,000 Red Dec 85/87 call spds, 8.5
* +2,500 Green Jun 87 calls, 14.5 
* -5,000 Mar/Jun 83 put spds, 0.5 net flattener
* -5,000 Red Dec 90 calls, 11.5
* +2,000 Blue Jun 83/Blue Nov 85 straddle spds, 29.5
* +>15,000 Mar 78 puts, 0.75 pit/screen
Block, 1058:54ET
* 10,000 Red Dec'20 83/86 call spds, 10.5 vs.
* 15,000 Red Dec'20 80 puts, 7.0 vs.
* 4,500 EDZ0 98.505
* +5,000 short Dec 85/87 call spds, 8.5 vs. 98.52/0.26%
* -2,500 long Green Dec 76 puts, 8.5
* +2,500 short Nov 87/88 1x2 call spds, 0.0
* 2,000 Nov 80/82 1x2 call spds, 10.5
Light mixed vol flow
* -1,000 short Nov 85 straddles, 19.0
* +1,000 Sep 85 straddles, 47.0
Tsy options:
* 2,000 FVZ 119.25/120 1x2 call spds, 5/64
* 1,200 TYZ 130 straddles, 1-29/64 vs. 400 USX 160.5 straddles, 62/64
* 1,500 FVX 119 straddles, 19/64
* 1,000 FVX 118.75 straddles
* -2,000 TYF 131.5 calls, 33/64
Overnight screen trade
* +29,000 TYZ 133 calls, 5/64
* -22,000 TYZ 132 calls, 10/64
* 5,500 TYX 130.5 calls, 4/64, serial Nov options expire Friday
--MNI Chicago Bureau; tel: +1 312-431-0089; email: bill.sokolis@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$,M$$FI$,MN$FI$,MN$FX$]

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