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President Donald Trump can brag all he wants about the economy and make the biggest boasts at campaign stops, but Bloomberg says Wall Street investors just aren\u2019t buying it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTraders are scrambling to shield their portfolios against further losses in Treasuries, as worries over the budget deficit and inflation push yields toward multiyear highs,\u201d reports Bloomberg. <\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, it\u2019s difficult to see a change in fortune for bonds,\u201d said David Roberts, head of fixed income at Nedgroup Investments. \u201cCertainly, a long-term solution to the Iranian situation would help.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not coming, by the look of things, and investors are rushing to shore up what looks like a terrifying floor rattle involving U.S. treasury investments, prompted by Trump\u2019s soaring debt and bad policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rush to hedge comes on the back of a global slide in bond prices, which are being squeezed by a range of catalysts including ongoing fiscal challenges and a war-fueled oil price surge that has further stoked inflation fears,\u201d reports Bloomberg. \u201cInvestors have been particularly keen to avoid longer-dated tenors, which are more sensitive to inflation risks: The 30-year yield has averaged 4.96 percent year-to-date, on track for the highest annual level since 2004, according to Bloomberg data.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also appears investors have no faith in the once respected words of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose reputation appears to have taken a nosedive since he started working for Trump.<\/p>\n

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“Within days of Mr. Bessent\u2019s confirmation, at least, it was obvious this was a misjudgment,” The Bulwark’s economics editor Catherine Rampell told The New York Times last week. “\u2026 Now, after criticizing his predecessor for allegedly trying to juice the economy ahead of an election, Mr. Bessent appears to have attempted exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bessent announced that the U.S. Treasury would ramp up repurchases of its long-term government bonds to reduce their interest, in an effort to save Republicans from a grueling midterm race. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut Bessent\u2019s plan backfired. Instead, after a brief dip, bond rates rose,” Rampell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestor unease over bond prices has persisted even after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced expanded buybacks last month in an effort to keep yields contained,\u201d confirmed Bloomberg. \u201cOptions skew on long-bond futures, which is favoring puts, shows that traders are starting to pay a higher premium for hedging a bond market selloff over a rally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBond anxiety will likely persist at the long end, not the short end that the Fed controls,\u201d Ashok Bhatia, CIO and global head of fixed income at Neuberger Berman, told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

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