Treasuries liquidity dwindles as SVB crisis muddies Fed outlook

Liquidity in the world’s largest bond market is evaporating as the US banking crisis muddies the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.
The U.S. Department of Treasury building pictured on March 13, 2023, in Washington., as government financial institutions joined together to bail out Silicon Valley Banks account holders after it collapsed. | Photo: Chip Somodevilla/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
The U.S. Department of Treasury building pictured on March 13, 2023, in Washington., as government financial institutions joined together to bail out Silicon Valley Banks account holders after it collapsed. | Photo: Chip Somodevilla/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg

Bid-ask spreads on two-, 10- and 30-year US government bonds jumped to the highest level in at least in six months on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The 10-year yield swung in a 34-basis point range on Monday, the biggest gap since the onset of the pandemic in 2020.

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