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    The debt-fuelled bet on US Treasuries that’s scaring regulators

    Policymakers are concerned about the huge leverage that hedge funds are employing as part of the so-called basis trade

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    The debt-fuelled bet on US Treasuries that’s scaring regulators

    Analysts argue that the Fed’s interventions in the Treasury market have led to a belief that the Fed will intervene in any instance of extreme market instability.

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