Hedge fund borrowing is soaring, and with the biggest players betting on both the artificial-intelligence boom and government debt the risk of a blow-up in one asset class causing chaos in the other is growing. UK gilts are right in the crosshairs of these trades, and yet the Bank of England plans to loosen rules in ways that will allow banks to lend even more to hedge funds. What gives?
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