Treasury repo borrowing costs jump as short positions build

Bloomberg · 4 hours ago
  • The cost to borrow key short-term Treasuries jumped in repo as investors loaded up on recently issued securities to set short positions.
  • The repo pressure supports next week's US government debt auctions by making short positions in the new securities more expensive.

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The cost to borrow key short-term Treasuries is jumping as investors load up on certain recently issued securities to set short positionsBloomberg
a move that could support next week’s US government debt auctionsBloomberg

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