Unlike last month's stellar 2Y auction which we assumed was an attempt by investors to frontrun the expansion of the Fed's "NOT QE" T-bill monetization into purchases of coupon paper such as 2Y notes, today's 2Y treasury auction was quite ugly.
"Our investment strategy, which is cyclical in nature, has been challenged by the unprecedented 10-year economic expansion, decreased liquidity and dramatic changes in the hedge-fund industry."
"Now we’re getting into a point in the year when balance-sheet problems are going to flare up, and I think the system will get gummed up again." - Zoltan Pozsar