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How does market data get skewed?

Market data can be skewed when a single, unusually large transaction happens, especially if it's not typical buying or selling. In this story, one massive $7.1 billion trade made it look like investors were withdrawing from US bonds. However, it might have been an internal transfer, not a true market movement, showing how one big event can distort the overall picture.

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One $7.1B trade skewed US bond market data. Here's why.

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