Hedge funds sit out Treasury market volatility
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Flattening of rates curve prompts traders to scale back steepeners

Hedge fund positioning in the US Treasury market has been light amid bond market volatility, as rates traders unwind steepener positions they put on after the July Fed meeting, sources say.
Although some traders have put on flattener trades – or bets that the Treasury yield curve would flatten as a result of rising short-term rates – overall risk deployment in the fast-money world leading up to the
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