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The US treasury will auction off 2, 5 and 7 year notes next week, along with traditional bill auctions. Below is the schedule.

• April 21 (Monday)
  • $76 billion in 13-week bills
  • $68 billion in 26-week bills

• April 22 (Tuesday)
  • $69 billion in 2-year notes
  • $70 billion in 6-week bills

• April 23 (Wednesday)
  • $70 billion in 5-year notes
  • $30 billion in 2-year floating rate notes (settles April 30)

• April 24 (Thursday)
  • $44 billion in 7-year notes

All auction sizes are as expected.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

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IMF’s Georgieva is on the wires saying:

• Real economies are functioning. Labor markets are quite strong

• We swee sharp increae in uncertainty, but fundamentals are still quite strong

• We do recognize that there is significang change in economic conditions, expect to see policy pivots in other areas including tax

• Asked by people are expecting recession, says its important to reduce whatever feeds into this perception quickly

• Financial markets are holding up despite all the nervousness.

• Negative perceptions can affect economic recovery

• Financial system holding despite all this nervousness

• India is now reducing non-tariff barriers, which is very healthy for the economy

• Strong U.S. economy is a stabilizer for the rest of the world

• Good to see elements of U.S. pro-growth agenda moving forward

• Asked about rising tensions between U.S. and China, says both parties have grievances

• Would like to see a reduction in uncertainty

• Important that the result is a fairer, rule-based global trading system

• We see a global slowdown, need to reduce uncertainty so businesses can plan

• EU should take this moment to finish work on single market.

• Trade tensions will force countries to focus more on regional trade.

• Likely to see more bilateral agreements.

• Asked about inflation, says doesn’t expect big swing in either direction.

• Saw ECB rate cut, they risk to see increasing cheap goods from other places.

• Says we are not prejudging where tariffs will land, may be some places where tariffs go down.

Comments are somewhat positive given global uncertainties on trade and tariff.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.