US DATA: Services PMI Solidity Continues To Contrast With ISM Weakness

Oct-03 15:58

The final S&P Global US Services PMI was revised up 0.3 points from the flash estimate, at 54.2. Tha...

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SECURITY: Trump To Speak w/Zelenskyy And Euro Leaders After Ukraine Summit Thurs

Sep-03 15:57

The Elysee confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and ‘several other heads of state’ will speak with President Donald Trump at 08:00 ET 13:00 BST tomorrow, after a meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in Paris.

  • Trump said alongside Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office that roughly 10,000 US soldiers will remain deployed in Poland, adding that number could be increased "if they want".
  • Zelenskyy confirmed a short time ago that he discussed a US backstop to security guarantees w/EU counterparts in Copenhagen today: “We have signals from the US of a possible backstop [and] the role of EU membership in this holistic system of security guarantees...”
  • Trump reiterated to reporters yesterday that there will be “consequences” for Putin slow-walking a meeting with Zelenskyy. He added: “I had actually a very good meeting with [Putin] a couple of weeks ago. We'll see if anything comes out of it. If it doesn't, we'll take a different stance.”
  • It is unlikely Putin's recent concessions on a meeting will be seen by the White House as sufficient progress. See SECURITY: Putin Offers To Meet Zelenskyy And Trump In Moscow
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox on Monday that “all options are on the table” for further sanctions on Russia, adding “we’ll be examining those very closely this week.”
  • Bessent and White House officials said EU countries need to align with the US on halting Russian oil purchases, but have equivocated on pursuing a similar secondary oil tariff on China to the one imposed on India.
  • US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, told Bloomberg yesterday that the US has refrained from imposing secondary sanctions on China because of ongoing trade negotiations.

EGB SYNDICATION: Lithuania Long 10 / 20-year LITHUN: Priced

Sep-03 15:53

Long 10-year:

  • Reoffer: 99.698 to yield 3.662%
  • Spread set at MS + 95bp (Guidance was MS+105bp area and revised to MS + 95-100bp (WPIR))
  • Size: E1.0bln (in line with MNI estimate)
  • Books closed in excess of E1.9bln (ex JLM interest)
  • Maturity: 10 March 2036
  • Coupon: 3.625%, Short first
  • HR 100% vs 2.60% Aug-35 Bund. Spot ref 98.76 / + 91.9bp
  • ISIN: XS3175946071

20-year:

  • Spread set earlier at MS +140bp (guidance was MS+145bp area)
  • Size: E750mln (MNI pencilled in E1bln)
  • Books closed in excess of E1.6bln (ex JLM interest)
  • Maturity: 10 September 2045
  • Coupon: 4.25%
  • HR 99% vs 2.50% July-44 Bund. Spot ref 90.23 / + 116.5bp
  • ISIN: XS3175947046

For both:

  • Bookrunners: Erste Group (B&D), HSBC and Societe Generale
  • Settlement Date: 10 September 2025 (T+5)
  • Timing: TOE: 16:24 BST /17:24 CET. FTT immediately.

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US TSYS: Poised to Extend Session Highs

Sep-03 15:47
  • Treasury futures are poised to extend session highs ahead midday - mirroring German Bunds ahead into the European close.
  • Currently, the Dec'25 10Y contract trades 112-18.5 (+14) vs. 112-19 high, 10Y yield -.0446 at 4.2168, curves remain flatter: 2s10s -1.370 at 60.643, 5s30s -2.137 at 121.475.
  • THe Dec'25 10Y contract is nearing initial technical resistance at 112-20.5 (Aug 28 / 29 highs. A breach of this hurdle confirms a resumption of the current bull cycle and signals scope for an extension towards the 113-00 handle.