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Schatz futures are still in consolidation and remain below the Jun 13 high. Support to watch lies at 107.195, the Jun 6 low. It has been pierced, a clear break of this level would reinstate a bearish threat and signal scope for an extension towards 107.125, the May 12 low. On the upside, clearance of 107.470, the May 30 high, is required to strengthen a bullish condition. First key resistance is 107.430, the Jun 13 high.
Austria, Greece and Italy are still due to sell bills this week, while Germany and France have already come to the market. We expect issuance to be E18.1bln in first round operations, broadly similar to the E18.0bln last week.
The trend needle in GBPUSD continues to point north. Support at the 50-day EMA, at 1.3367, remains intact. A clear breach of this average would signal scope for a deeper retracement. Moving average studies are in a bull-mode position too highlighting a dominant medium-term uptrend. Key resistance and the bull trigger has been defined at 1.3632, the Jun 13 high. Clearance of this hurdle would resume the primary uptrend.