A Bet on Interest Rates and Conviction

On this episode of The Rate Guy, JP shares an experience from his first day on the Wachovia trading floor, highlighting the stress of betting $5 when you have $2 in your pocket. We discuss the impact of large Treasury issuances and the Fed's balance sheet reduction, the Treasury's new buyback program, and the effects of the Term Funding Program's conclusion on bank liquidity and Treasury investments. Then we look ahead to fewer data points this week, but numerous Fed speeches that may impact rates. 

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