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Treasury Doubles Long-Bond Buybacks to Calm Surging Yields
The Treasury doubled some long-bond buybacks to at least $4 billion per issue. Bonds rallied, then yields rose again.
מה ידענו בהתחלה
- Treasury expanded longer-dated buybacks around Aug. 19 to at least $4 billion per issue.
- The announcement produced a brief bond rally.
- Yields came under renewed upward pressure the next day.
- Purchases are funded by bill issuance as a duration swap, not money creation.
מה שנותר פתוח אז
- No confirmed scale, timetable, targeted maturities, or operational tempo beyond the per-issue floor and possibility of more.
- No verified direct quotation from Bessent in the provided sources, only paraphrased guidance.
מה שאמרנו שנעקוב אחריו
- Whether Treasury raises the per-issue size again and details its funding and maturity targets.
- Whether a promised fiscal plan addresses the debt concerns cited for the renewed yield pressure.
