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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com

basis points or no

jul 9, 2025, 3:59 pm • 22 3

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Aspiring Onion Futures Trader @plasticfishman.bsky.social

He had a senior moment - he saw a digital clock that said 4:25:50 and confused it for the federal funds target rate. Those extra points (dots) on the colons are too high…

jul 9, 2025, 4:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social

Need Yglesias to interpret

jul 9, 2025, 4:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Holger Binding @hermgamma.bsky.social

Why would an FX unhedged investor still be in UST? Whatever can be made on the rates side will be more than offset by FX as people will stampede out of carry trades.

jul 9, 2025, 4:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Xan López @xanlopez.xyz

he follows the Matt Yglesias school of thought, where there is no difference between percentage and basis points.

jul 9, 2025, 4:01 pm • 3 0 • view