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• http://www.zerohedge.com, Submitted by Salil MehtaAs markets continue at a high level, volatility falls and their associated ETF products drop to record lows.
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As markets continue at a high level, volatility falls and their associated ETF products drop to record lows.
Another day, another flash crash in the USD Index. As the Sept 2015 USD Index Futures contract suddenly crashed instantly, so EURUSD surged (and TSY yields tumbled)... something broke...
Yesterday, after the impressive 30 Year auction which as we explained performed as well as it did, due to a persistent short overhang resulting in a -0.35 bps repo rate, we noted something concerning: using SMRA data, we showed that benchmark 10Y has
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