Aegon Sticks With Winning Steepener Bet Despite US Bond Buying

Aegon Asset Management is betting that the gap between short- and long-term US borrowing costs will continue to widen despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bid to contain rates on longer-dated bonds.

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