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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by enoch_r on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @09:03PM (#6518893)
Note that VIX--market predictions of volatility in the S&P 500--has remained largely unaffected by the shutdown[0], suggesting that Wall St is putting its money where its mouth is--the market either "believes" that a prolonged shutdown is unlikely, or that a prolonged shutdown would be unlikely to plunge us back into a recession.

[0] http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EVIX+Interactive#symbol...

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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by steveplace on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @09:58PM (#6519023)
A VIX above 20 is pretty significant.
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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by apaprocki on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @09:53PM (#6519015)
The chart may hide the fact that VIX has risen 20+% since Oct 1st when the shutdown began.
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