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Crowded Treasury shorts raise prospect of sharp squeeze

hedgeweek

4 hours ago

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Growing bets on further rises in US Treasury yields are increasing the risk of a rapid reversal if incoming economic data points to a sharper-than-expected slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from market strategists.The build-up in bearish positioning comes as Treasury yields have climbed to multi-year highs, with traders now focused on a series of economic indicators that could challenge the prevailing view that rates and yields will remain elevated.The key tests this w...

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