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Druckenmiller is taking the other side of this bet, reportedly recently unveiling at a conference that he is shorting U.S. Treasury bonds. Bets against U.S. government bonds now account for 15% to 20% of Druckenmiller's portfolio, according to reports of what people at the conference said.
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You mean tax deferred in an IRA?They are non-taxable within an IRA, but you can buy short term CDs with the same or better rates too.
I-Savings Bonds are only paying 4.3% right now while 3-9 month CDs are 5%+. You can access many different CDs and bonds thru an E-Trade account. You can even trade them, but ladder short term and hold to maturity.
US SEC set to adopt Treasury market dealer rule as part of market overhaul
February 6, 20245:56 AM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is set on Tuesday to adopt a rule requiring proprietary traders and other firms that routinely deal in U.S. government bonds to register as broker-dealers, subjecting them to stricter oversight.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule is part of a broader effort to fix structural issues regulators say are causing liquidity problems in the $26 trillion Treasury market.
Those changes, which include pushing more trades through clearing houses, represent the biggest overhaul of the Treasury market in decades, market participants say.
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From Grok:I can't seem to find a citation to an original source for the plan.
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