Why war didn’t trigger a treasury flight to safety

In times past, an armed conflict involving the US would cause treasuries to rally, at least short-dated ones since they would be the beneficiary of a ‘flight to quality’ rally but $30T in debt may have changed that perception.

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After the attack on Iran, not only have treasuries not rallied but the short end of the curve is being hit harder than the long end. The damage done…