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Do you have a link or article title for reading about the dropping of tbills

disgruntledphd2 2y ago
It was in the FT but they reported it as rumour.
embeng4096 2y ago
From CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/us-treasury-yields-investors-weigh-new-reciprocal-tariffs-.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/us-treasury-yields-investors... > "Perhaps even more alarmingly, U.S. Treasury markets are also experiencing an incredibly aggressive selloff..." > The largest holders of Treasurys are Japan, China and the U.K.,...
freetanga 2y ago
The scary part is that it has been scrubbed in many sites https://www.ft.com/content/0005e091-930d-46ff-9e81-8591704a9282 https://www.ft.com/content/0005e091-930d-46ff-9e81-8591704a9...
- jauntywundrkind 2y ago
  Incredible write up. I don't understand a lot of it, but: > "Hedge funds have trillions tied up in this kind of strategy,” he said. "As things spiral, they’re being forced to sell anything they can — even good assets — just to stay afloat . . . if the Federal Reserve doesn't step in soon, this could turn into a full-blown crisis. It’s that serious." > One hedge fund manager said: "Those huge hedge funds with trillions of dollars of Treasuries relative value trades will blow up today if the Fed doesn’t bail them out." https://archive.ph/ArGLp https://archive.ph/ArGLp
- WrongAssumption 2y ago
  Because the t-bill auction came in incredibly strong. Their conclusion analysis wuickly looked foolish and their embarrassed. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys...
  - freetanga 2y ago
    30 years ts are at near 20 year max? So incredibly strong is “it did not blow up?”?
- Tepix 2y ago
  https://archive.is/EPZnP https://archive.is/EPZnP
freetanga 2y ago
And after a few hours this seems to be confirmed https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-cnn-town-hall-04-09-25#cm9ag0lgg00053b6u88ofrxls https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-cnn-tow... I have a moderate understanding of finances, but for me this was the Siamese cats from the aristocats playing around the nuclear football

It was in the FT but they reported it as rumour.

From CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/us-treasury-yields-investors-weigh-new-reciprocal-tariffs-.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/us-treasury-yields-investors... > "Perhaps even more alarmingly, U.S. Treasury markets are also experiencing an incredibly aggressive selloff..." > The largest holders of Treasurys are Japan, China and the U.K.,...

freetanga 2y ago

The scary part is that it has been scrubbed in many sites https://www.ft.com/content/0005e091-930d-46ff-9e81-8591704a9282 https://www.ft.com/content/0005e091-930d-46ff-9e81-8591704a9...

jauntywundrkind 2y ago
Incredible write up. I don't understand a lot of it, but: > "Hedge funds have trillions tied up in this kind of strategy,” he said. "As things spiral, they’re being forced to sell anything they can — even good assets — just to stay afloat . . . if the Federal Reserve doesn't step in soon, this could turn into a full-blown crisis. It’s that serious." > One hedge fund manager said: "Those huge hedge funds with trillions of dollars of Treasuries relative value trades will blow up today if the Fed doesn’t bail them out." https://archive.ph/ArGLp https://archive.ph/ArGLp
WrongAssumption 2y ago
Because the t-bill auction came in incredibly strong. Their conclusion analysis wuickly looked foolish and their embarrassed. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys-10-year-auction-as-buyers-prepare-to-balk-8071987e https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-eyes-turn-to-treasurys...
- freetanga 2y ago
  30 years ts are at near 20 year max? So incredibly strong is “it did not blow up?”?
Tepix 2y ago
https://archive.is/EPZnP https://archive.is/EPZnP

freetanga 2y ago

And after a few hours this seems to be confirmed https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-cnn-town-hall-04-09-25#cm9ag0lgg00053b6u88ofrxls https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-cnn-tow... I have a moderate understanding of finances, but for me this was the Siamese cats from the aristocats playing around the nuclear football