Fed Rate Doubts Have Options Traders Covering Both Hikes and Cuts
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(Bloomberg) -- Treasury options traders are protecting against everything from multiple interest-rate cuts this year to a hike ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting this week.Most Read from BloombergMusk Makes Surprise China Visit in Search of Tesla Revenue BoostElliott Said to Have Built ‘Large’ Stake in Buffett-Favored SumitomoYen Watchers Ask When Japan Will Step In as Slide AcceleratesBlade to Offer Luxury Bus Service to Hamptons at Fare Up to $275Southeast Asia Heat Wave Shuts Schools,...

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