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Bond Traders Dash for Cash as Fed Hike Odds Soar

Bond Traders Dash for Cash as Fed Hike Odds Soar

Forget all the talk about an escalating trade war damaging the U.S. economy or that the coming midterm elections threaten to throw the political system into disarray. In fact, they are loading up on super-safe cash-like instruments as bets on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates two more times before year-end reach a new high. Demand at the U.S. Treasury's bill auctions this week were on the high side, especially for 52-week bills.