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What to Watch: Rising Yields, Wkly Claims

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Tsy yields continue to rise: 2YY making new 15Y highs this morning of 4.1253%, robust selling in short end as markets continue to price in hawkish guidance from the Wed's FOMC. Tsys futures bounced briefly after this morning's BoE 50bps hike annc (three members voted for 75bp) are back near lows, yield curves extending inversion, new inverted low for 2s10s of -57.943.
  • Upcoming data at 0830ET:
    • Initial Jobless Claims (213k, 217k)
    • Continuing Claims (1.403M, 1.418M)
    • Current Account Balance (-$291.4B, -$260.0B); followed by
    • Leading Index (-0.4%, -0.1%) at 1000ET and
    • Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity (3, 5) at 1100ET
  • Wrapping up the weeks Treasury supply:
    • US Tsy $50B 4W, $45B 8W bill auctions at 1130ET
    • US Tsy $15B 10Y TIPS auction re-open (91282CEZ0), 1300ET
  • Geopol: Still mulling Putin's "mobilization" address: Any Weapons Can Be Used To Defend Territories Joining Russia: Comments from former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev hitting wires. Medvedev states that 'Russia is ready to defend territories added to it with all means, including strategic nuclear weapons'. Says that referendums in the Donbas 'Republics' will take place, 'There is no way back'.

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