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How Labor Weakness Is Rewiring Federal Debt Strategy
With the September jobs report showing only twenty-nine thousand new positions and unemployment ticking to four point two percent, the federal government faces a quiet but profound shift in borrowing strategy. Lucas and Luna explore how weakening labor data is altering the Treasury's issuance schedule, specifically the balance between short-term bills and long-term notes. As inflation cools to three percent core levels while growth stalls, the market's reaction reveals a complex interplay between fiscal necessity and monetary restraint. We break down why the current ten-year yield…
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