- Yields at the short end of the........>

EGB SUMMARY: - Yields at the short end of the German bund curve have edged

higher through the day, but within a tight range. There has been more movement

at the longer end, but no clear direction. The 10-year bund trades at 0.344% and

has oscillated within a 0.332-0.356% range, while the 30-year trades at 1.027%

and has held within a 1.012%-1.032% range.

- The French OAT curve has flattened since early morning with the 2s10s spread

narrowing to 110.8bps from 112.4bps while the 2s30s has pushed down to 201.1bps

from 202.6bps.

- Italian BTPs have rallied across the board on the back of comments from Deputy

Prime Minister Matteo Salvini that the government will respect EU budget rules.

The benchmark 2-year BTP yield has pushed down to 1.206% from a high of 1.382%. 

- The longer end of the Spanish curve has rallied with the 10-year yield edging

down to 1.425% from a session high of 1.451% and the 30-year trading down to

2.567% from 2.611%.

- The Euribor futures strip is flat to 1.5 ticks lower.