Vulnerabilities in the Treasuries market
Unease is rising — as are the extreme positions taken by hedge fund
This week the doughty Financial Stability Board has also raised some red flags. In a new report issued before the G20 meeting
The Financial Stability Implications of Leverage in Non-Bank Financial Intermediation
https://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/P060923-2.pdf
“presents a financial stability vulnerability because the trade is generally highly leveraged and is exposed to both changes in futures margins and changes in repo spreads”.
In plain English: if US rates swing sharply, prepare for jolts.
Gillian Tett FT 7 September 2023
https://www.ft.com/content/e57db62f-8784-411f-9328-b9a6d7b8a8c0
FSB warns of risks posed by hedge funds’ ‘hidden leverage’
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2023/09/fsb-warns-of-risks-posed-by-hedge-funds.html
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