As the Federal Reserve signals a one-and-done approach to rate cuts in 2025, investors are being forced to rethink what “safe” really means.
According to Violeta Todorova, Senior Research Analyst at Leverage Shares, market participants face a complicated mix of “slowing growth, rising inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions, and structural changes in the global demand for U.S. Treasuries.”
“Historically viewed as a volatility hedge, Treasuries are facing a credibility test,” Todorova told Benzinga. She also noted that recent tariff-induced volatility has triggered a selloff in U.S. government bonds, clouding their reliability.
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