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Treasury Basis: Funding Fragility Through Dealer Books, Q1

· 14 min read

Q1 kept the Treasury basis trade central to rates microstructure, but the decisive signals sat below the public leverage debate. The full memo reconstructs the quarter from OFR positioning, primary-dealer materials, and repo backstop usage, then maps the fault lines to watch into the next funding window. Available to Moda members.