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title: "TRUMP'S NEW 50% TARIFFS ON CANADA! 😱 #shorts, 10s +5bp"
description: "Treasuries (close 2026-08-21): 2s 4.24% (+5.0bp), 10s 4.74% (+5.0bp), 30s 5.27% (+4.0bp). Tape (close 2026-08-21): VIX 15.13, 2s10s +50bp."
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              24 Aug 2026, 21:05 UTC



# TRUMP'S NEW 50% TARIFFS ON CANADA! 😱 #shorts, 10s +5bp

desk brief, Mon 24 Aug 2026



            Treasuries (close 2026-08-21): 2s 4.24% (+5.0bp), 10s 4.74% (+5.0bp), 30s 5.27% (+4.0bp).

Tape (close 2026-08-21): VIX 15.13, 2s10s +50bp.

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