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US TSYS: LATE RISK-OFF UNWIND POST BREXIT DRAFT POST

US TSY SUMMARY: Trades firmer after the bell but well off second half highs,
late risk-off unwind after Brexit draft agreement posted on EU site:
https://tinyurl.com/y7mow47r
- Earlier risk-off fueled by equities, sour AAPL price action got ball rolling
then Zero-Hedge reported Maxine Waters threatens the end of roll-back
regulations; bank shares getting knocked back. Little react to Oct CPI +0.3%
(unrounded +0.331%) as expected by analysts, vs +0.2% expected by markets.
- Large Block action, Steepener (adds to Tue curve Block): +39,233 FVZ at
112-11.75, bought through 10.25 offer; -7,235 WNZ at 149-24. Likely large front
end short unwind in progress w/+36k TUZ block buys from 105-10.25 to -13.
- Tsys climbed into midday, yld curves surge wider (2s10s and 5s30s appr
2.25-2.5 steeper) w/fast$, prop acct buying 2s and 5s, program and real$ buying
10s, slower on uptick w/banks buying long end. Decent corp issuance ($12.7b
DowDuPont jumbo 8-tranche issuance). Tsy cash/ylds: 2Y 100-00.75 (2.858%), 5Y
99-21 (2.948%), 10Y 100-02.5 (3.114%), 30Y 100-14 (3.351%).
US TSY FUTURES CLOSE: Trading slightly higher by the bell--well off highs on
late risk-off unwinds; strong
volume (TYZ 1.91M); curves steepening; update:
* 2s10s +0.876, 25.318 (23.800L/26.323H);
* 2s30s +2.560, 48.957 (45.323L/49.905H);
* 5s30s +2.913, 40.263 (36.141L/41.590H);
Current futures levels:
* Dec Ultra bonds up 07/32 at 150-13 (149-14L/151-01H)
* Dec 30-yr Bond futures up 07/32 at 138-26 (138-03L/139-10H)
* Dec 10-yr futures up 6.5/32 at 118-23 (118-12L/118-31.5H)
* Dec 5-yr futures up 4.75/32 at 112-16.75 (112-9.75L/112-22.25H)
* Dec 2-yr futures up 02/32 at 105-11.5 (105-09L/105-13.5H)
US EURODOLLAR FUTURES CLOSE: Trading mildly higher in the middle of the range;
strong volume. Current White pack (Dec'18-Sep'19):
* Dec'18 +0.005 at 97.260
* Jun'19 +0.005 at 97.120
* Jun'19 +0.020 at 96.990
* Sep'18 +0.035 at 96.910
* Red pack (Dec'19-Sep'20) +0.045-0.040
* Green pack (Dec'20-Sep'21) +0.040-0.030
* Blue pack (Dec'21-Sep'21) +0.030-0.025
* Gold pack (Dec'22-Sep'22) +0.025-0.015
US DOLLAR LIBOR: Latest settles, 
* O/N -0.0021 to 2.1757% (+0.0007/wk)
* 1 Month +0.0038 to 2.3103% (-0.0041/wk)
* 3 Month +0.0129 to 2.6290% (+0.0109/wk)
* 6 Month +0.0084 to 2.8634% (+0.0054/wk)
* 1 Year -0.0024 to 3.1296% (-0.0144/wk)
US TSYS: *** /REPO REFERENCE RATES: (rate, volume)
* Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR): 2.20% vs. 2.20% prior, $817B
* Broad General Collateral Rate (BGCR): 2.17% vs. 2.19% prior, $431B
* Tri-Party General Collateral Rate (TGCR): 2.17% vs. 2.19% prior, $405B
US SWAPS: Spds wider by the bell, belly outpacing wings. Decent flow includes
paying in 2s at 3.0922%, rate receivers in 5s ad 7s, 2s5s10s payer fly. Traders
said earlier Eurodollar Red and Green pack blocks from earlier also swap
related. Decent deal-tied flow in the mix. Latest spd levels:
* 2Y +0.12/18.88
* 5Y +0.81/14.38
* 10Y +0.94/6.94
* 30Y +0.12/-10.12
PIPELINE: LAUNCH $12.7b DowDuPont Debt Offering 8-Part
Date $MM Issuer/Rating/Desc/Maturity/Yld/Leads; Priced *; Launch #:
11/14  $12.7b DowDuPont Debt Offering 8-Part; $1.5B 2Y +90, $500M 2Y FRN 3mL
+71,
       $2.5b 5Y +125, $300m 5Y FRN 3mL +111, $1.85b 7Y +145, $2.25b 10Y +160, 
       $1.65b 20Y +195, $2.15b 30Y +205
11/14  $1B NWB WNG 3Y; IPT MS +7a
11/14  $400m Kilroy Realty 10Y Green Bond +168
11/14  $Benchmark ICBC New York Branch FRN 3Y 3mL +100a, 5Y 3mL +110a
11/14  $Benchmark CAF 5Y MS +80a
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$5.85B Priced Tuesday
OUTLOOK: 
- Nov 15 10-Nov jobless claims (214k, 214k) 0830ET
- Nov 15 Oct imports / export price index (0.5%, 0.0%) 0830ET
- Nov 15 Oct retail sales (0.1%, 0.5%), ex. motor veh (-0.1%, 0.5%) 0830ET
- Nov 15 Oct retail sales ex. mtr veh, gas (0.0%, --) 0830ET
- Nov 15 Nov Empire Manufacturing Index (20.0) 0830ET
- Nov 15 Nov Philadelphia Fed Mfg Index (22.2, 20.0) 0830ET
- Nov 15 11-Nov Bloomberg comfort index 0945ET
- Nov 15 Sep business inventories (0.5%, 0.3%) 1000ET
- Nov 15 US Fed VC/Gov Quarles, Semiannual Testimony Fncl System, D.C. 1000ET
- Nov 15 09-Nov natural gas stocks w/w (65.0Bcf, --) 1030ET
- Nov 15 09-Nov crude oil stocks ex. SPR w/w (5.78m bbl, --) 1100ET
- Nov 15 Fed Chair Powell, post-Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, TX 1100ET
- Nov 15 AT Fed Pres Bostic, GIC's CB Series Conf, Spain, Q&A 1300ET
- Nov 15 MN Fed Pres Kashkari moderated Q&A, AgriGrowth Cncl. MN, Q&A 1500ET
- Nov 15 14-Nov Fed weekly securities holdings 1630ET
Eurodollar/Treasury Option Summary
Eurodollar options, Pit/Screen:
block, 14:10:52ET
* 10,000 Green Dec 71 calls at 2.5 vs 9688/0.18%
* 6,500 Short Dec 66 puts at 1 vs 9685/0.10%
* 3,000 Red Sep 55 puts at 2 vs 9686/0.10%
* +5,000 Green Jan 70/71 call sprd at 3 vs 9689.5/0.12%
* 5,000 Short Dec/Green Dec 67 put sprd at 1
* -7,000 Jun 68 puts, 6.0
* +3,000 Mar 68 puts, 0.75
* -3,000 short Mar 66 puts 0.5 over Green Mar 65/67 3x2 put spds
* -2,000 Blue Feb 68 straddles, 27.0
* 6,500 Mar 72 calls at 3 vs 9710.5/0.27%
* Total -10,000 Jun 68 puts at 6
* 3,250 Long Green Mar 62 puts at 18.5 vs 9683.5/0.22%
* +4,000 Short Dec 70/71 call sprd at 1.5 vs 9685/0.10%
* 5,000 Green Dec 67 puts at 5.5 vs 9679.5/0.40%
* -5,000 Short Dec/Green Dec 67/68 Strangle Strip at 18.5
* +8,000 Short Dec 65/66 put sprd paid 1 vs 9678/0.10%
* -5,000 short Dec 67 straddles, 13.0
* -15,000 Short Dec 70 puts at 21 vs 9781/0.83%
* +4,000 Dec 72 calls at 3.25 vs 9725/0.50%
* +5,000 Mar 72 calls, 3.0
Tsy options, Pit/screen:
* +5,000 FVF 111.75/113.25 calls over risk reversals at 2 vs 14.5/0.43%
* 5,000 FVF 113/113.5 call spds, 5/64
* 4,100 TYF 117.5/119.5 strangles, 28/64
* 1,000 TYZ 119/119.5 call spds, 6
* +9,000 TYZ 119 calls, 8/64 vs. 118-20 to -20.5
* +4,000 USZ 141 calls, 3/64
* 2,000 TYF 118.5 straddles, 1-9/64
* 2,000 FVF 111.25/112 2x1 put spds, 7/64
* -6,100 wk5 FV 112.25/112.75 call spds, 8.5 (still bid)
* +5,000 wk2 TY 118.25 puts, 1/64
* +7,500 USZ/USF 137 put spds, 54/64
* total -10,000 USF 130/133 put spds, 7/64
Block, 08:26:57ET
* 8,300 USZ 137/USF 136 put sprd at 30
* +2,500 TYZ 119/119.5 1x2 call spds, 1/64 prior to CPI release
--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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