Hedge funds are betting on Treasury yields surging to record highs

Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Jared Blikre examines the bearish bets hedge funds are taking against U.S. Treasury futures while yields are soaring to record highs. Blikre cites Fitch's downgrade to U.S. debt, the Bank of Japan's own bond-buying adjustments, and the U.S. Treasury's T-bill sales as conditions that have allowed Treasury yields to flourish.
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