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Uncertainty regarding the potential for a substantial interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September has driven borrowing in short-dated U.S. Treasuries to recent highs.
In recent weeks, borrowing activity in the price-sensitive short-term U.S. Treasury market has intensified. Despite mixed economic data, markets are currently pricing in a 100% probability of an interest rate cut in September. However, the magnitude of this cut remains uncertain. Some market participants anticipate that a slowing U.S. economy will prompt a substantial 50-basis point reduction, while others argue that recent strong retail sales figures reduce the likelihood of an imminent recession, thereby supporting the case for a smaller 25-basis point cut.
This uncertainty regarding the size of the forthcoming rate cut has led to an increase in the value of U.S. Treasury Bills (with maturities of less than one year) and Notes (with maturities…
