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business1 month ago•1 min saved

Debt-buyback plan lifts 10-year yield to 2023 highs

U.S. Treasury's debt-buyback plan lifted yields after the announcement, with the 10-year note up 2 basis points to 4.824%—its highest since November 1, 2023—while the 30-year rose to about 5.28% and the 2-year to 4.417%. The Treasury said it would buy back $6 billion of longer-dated debt, a size some traders expected could be larger. Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel for Brent and above $96 for WTI as markets weighed the move, and Treasuries briefly sold off before rebounding after a strong 10-year auction.

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business1 month ago•4 min saved

Bessent's Bond Gambit Backfires, Inflation Fears Rise

Treasury's plan to massively expand long-dated debt buybacks to boost market liquidity has lifted inflation expectations and pushed key yields higher: the 10-year breakeven around 2.34% (also seen on the 5-year), while 10-year and 30-year yields rose to roughly 4.73% and 5.27%. The Treasury insists the buyback isn’t aimed at tamping yields, but the move has spurred inflation worries as markets weigh policy risks ahead of Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech.

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finance1 month ago•19 min saved

Bond Yields Rebound as Treasury’s Buyback Plan Struggles to Calm Markets

Bond yields rose for a second straight day, with the 30-year around 5.27% and the 10-year near 4.73%, as markets price in the Treasury’s Sept. 9–Nov. 4 plan to double long-dated bond purchases in an effort to lower yields. Analysts remain skeptical this will offset fading Fed credibility or higher rate expectations amid inflation fears and a surge in corporate debt issuance, and critics call it debt reshuffling rather than a true reduction, even as US debt tops $40 trillion. The episode highlights ongoing policy risks for borrowing costs.

via Yahoo Finance|

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business1 month ago•2 min saved

Treasury expands long‑term debt buybacks to bolster liquidity and push yields lower

The Treasury will more than double the size of its longer-term debt buybacks, raising the cap to at least $4 billion and targeting 10–20 and 20–30 year maturities through Nov. 4 to provide liquidity amid market stress, a move that sent longer-dated yields lower on the news.

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