Treasury Bond Buyback Fails to Keep Yields Down

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Treasury Bond Buyback Fails to Keep Yields Down

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s expanded bond-buyback operation initially pushed yields lower but failed to sustain the decline. Yields rebounded as investors remained concerned about debt, inflation and market liquidity.

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CNBC Daily Open: The 'Bessent Bid' wares off

In a CNBC exclusive, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he could expand a bond buyback plan, but yields march higher despite the extraordinary action.

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economy

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Bond markets shrug off Treasury intervention, with yields rebounding

The market shrugged off the Treasury Department’s attempt to lower long-term bond yields, raising the question of what the Trump administration might do next.

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economy

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U.S. bond intervention is like 'paying your mortgage with your credit card,' JPMorgan's Sullivan says

The U.S. government's efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market risk merely shifting the problem down the road, according to JPMorgan's James Sullivan.

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economy

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CNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran's economy; a losing game for bonds

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. likely won't need to restart large-scale combat with Iran.

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economy

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Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can try

Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.

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economy

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Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion

Bessent said his department is going "make a market" in the longer-dated securities where yields have been surging lately.

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economy

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Treasury yields rebound, wiping out the decline following Bessent's intervention

Bond yields climbed on Thursday, coming back from the pullback they saw the previous day.

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