Bond Traders on Edge as Risks of Fed Rate Hike This Week Mount
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Bond traders are anxious ahead of a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike, with current market conditions influenced by increased oil prices due to Middle East tensions. Inflation concerns and yield expectations are central to the trading environment.
Bond traders enter the week seeing a better than one-in-three chance that the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates on Wednesday after flaring Middle East tensions lifted oil prices, boosting inflation worries and yields.
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