The US treasury market reaches breaking point
For now, treasury yields are at record lows across the term structure as investors with cash to invest conclude that they can trust no one else with their money. But investors must wonder at what point the expanded supply of government debt and its use will make the borrower inherently less creditworthy.
There is an even more pressing concern for many participants in this increasingly swollen market: the settlement system has broken down.
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