Hartnett: If the U.S. Treasury's plan to control long-term bond yields fails, risky assets will face short-selling pressure
2026-08-21 18:54:17
According to CoinMeta, based on early monitoring of in, Hartnett, a strategist at Bank of America, stated that if the U.S. Treasury's plan to control long-term Treasury bond yields fails, the dollar will come under pressure, which could trigger short-selling bets on risky assets before the mid-term elections in November. He expects that if Treasury Secretary Yellen is unable to bring the 30-year yield down below 5%, the dollar will decline in the coming weeks, and there will be an increase in short-selling bets on risky assets such as AI ultra-large corporations and private credit. Financial stocks will also face short-selling risks. Hartnett pointed out that the policy measures taken to fix the fixed-income market should be able to limit but not reduce U.S. Treasury bond yields.
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