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As shown in the attached chart, the monthly property sales statistics for June showed a material drop in sales, down 36% YoY to RMB29.7bn, and a 32% fall in the average selling price (RMB21,659 per sqm) versus the previous month. Year to date June sales are now 19% lower YoY, and with the large drop in June average selling price, year-to-date average selling prices are 8% lower YoY. Negative bias for spreads.
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JGBs have rallied off recent lows, however a bearish theme remains intact following the reversal that started Apr 7. A continuation lower would signal scope for an extension towards 136.57, a Fibonacci projection. On the upside, a reversal higher would instead refocus attention on 142.95, the Apr 7 high. The first important resistance to watch is 141.48, the May 2 high. A break of this level would be viewed as an early bullish signal.
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Treasury had $84B in "extraordinary measures" available to keep the government financed as of June 4 per a release Friday. That is up from $68B a week earlier though Treasury has exhausted three-quarters of the total initially available ($362B) when the debt limit impasse began in January.