“Traders at global banks colluded to artificially inflate the price of instruments that allow them to sell U.S. debt before they own it, and then bought the debt at auctions for an artificially suppressed price, unfairly profiting at investors’ expense, according to several lawsuits filed against the banks. The banks haven’t responded to those allegations in court. The probes and lawsuits come as many primary dealers’ bond-trading businesses have been squeezed by recent capital requirements from regulators, which have limited how much risk banks can take. This year, dealers’ purchases at Treasury note and bond auctions for their own trading books represent the smallest share on record.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-09/u-s-probes-treasuries-niche-that-some-investors-claim-is-rigged

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