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The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Now
The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Now
Submitted by Peter Tchir of Academy Securities
Treasuries, Treaties, and Treatises
Let’s start with Treasuries. We laid out the approach we would take if we were Warsh last weekend in Warsh’s Mark Antony Moment (a play on coming to “bury” inflation, yet having quite the opposite effect, at least in terms of interest rate policy).
After Bessent’s “attempt” to drive bond yields lower, we analyzed the possibilities in Treasury, Treasuries, The Fed, and Iran. The primary focus...
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