10/07/2017

Market Update  US tsys higher near top of overnight range on avg volume in TY futures (280k). Tsy curve ~1bp flatter led by 10s, longs lagging , 10Y 2.365 9-2.1bps). Oil weaker -0.50 @ 43.72, S&P futs +1.5 pts, DXY slightly higher. Core EGBs  higher, outperforming...

07/07/2017

Market Update US tsys trading weaker off the lows before non farms (exp 170k, unem rate 4.3%, 0.3% AHE), US 10Y 2.386% (+2bps), heavy selling in 10Y tsy futures tied to weaker Yen – 2 block trades for combined 780k/DV01.  Crude -2.5% @ 44.33 despite yesterday’s drop...

06/07/2017

Market Update US tsys trading sharply lower, US 10Y 2.382 (+6bps) – no reaction from weaker June ADP (158k vs 188k) . Tsy weakness spurred by steep selloff in core EGBs, particularly bunds & OATS.  German 10Y +9bps @ 0.562%  at 1 ½ yr high eclipsing 0.509%...

05/07/2017

Market Update US tsys higher, yields ~1bp lower with the 10Y outperforming. Tsy prices rose in Asia in safe haven bid on continued fallout from North Korea missile launch, but then faded on Europe on supply & stronger Euro data, heavy selling at the lows in TY...

04/07/2017

Market Update US tsys futures and GoC moving higher supported by risk-off tone following news of a successful North Korean missile launch. Initially, bonds had benefited from a flight to quality trade as a result of another North Korean missile launch. However, equity...