(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds extended short positions on Treasuries to a record just before smaller-than-expected US bond sales and weaker jobs data spurred a ...
-- Hedge funds extended short positions on Treasuries to a record just before smaller-than-expected US bond sales and weaker jobs data spurred a rally.Leveraged funds ramped up net short Treasury futures positions to the most in data going back to 2006, according to an aggregate of the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission figures as of Oct. 31. The bets persisted even though the cash bonds had rallied the week before.
Traders are pricing in more than 100 basis points of cuts by the end of next year from an expected peak rate of 5.37%, swaps data show. They have brought forward their predictions for the first cut to June from July following the policy decision and payrolls data. Warren Buffett's business partner trashed VCs, shared his recipe for success, and pointed out a big difference between Heinz ketchup and Kraft cheese.Conventional wisdom holds that when you hit your 70s, you should adjust your investment portfolio so it leans heavily toward low-risk bonds and cash accounts and away from higher-risk stocks and...At 68, I do not have any investments of any kind. My $80,000 condo is paid off, and I have $60,000 saved.
November is typically the best month for stocks. A quirk among mutual funds may explain the weird phenomenon and point to big gains into year's end
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