Get ready for the deluge of Treasury bills, and the increase in short-term funding costs that's likely to accompany it.

Investors are bracing for an onslaught of T-bill supply following last week's U.S. debt ceiling suspension. That's already prompting them to demand higher rates from borrowers across money markets. And that's just a result of the government replenishing its cash hoard to normal levels.

The ballooning budget deficit means there's even more to come later, and that deluge of supply could further buoy funding costs down the line, making life more expensive both for the government and companies that borrow in the short-term market.

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