dagblog - Comments for "Cue Jaws theme: Treasury Is Readying Floating-Rate Debt" http://dagblog.com/link/queue-jaws-theme-treasury-readying-floating-rate-debt-16659 Comments for "Cue Jaws theme: Treasury Is Readying Floating-Rate Debt" en Does anyone else think this http://dagblog.com/comment/177654#comment-177654 <a id="comment-177654"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/queue-jaws-theme-treasury-readying-floating-rate-debt-16659">Cue Jaws theme: Treasury Is Readying Floating-Rate Debt</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Does anyone else think this is a little - ummm - inverted?  Why would you want a floating rate if you are expecting rates to rise? </p> <p>Okay, there are some functional reasons for doing it but still.  When practically the whole world wants to own your debt, even to the point of being willing to pay you a premium for it, who are you really benefiting and at whose expense?</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:32:23 +0000 EmmaZahn comment 177654 at http://dagblog.com