Bloomberg
Treasuries Climb at Start of Week on Oil, Bessent’s Yen Pledge
Monday, August 3, 2026
Oil prices fell at the start of the week, and Treasury Secretary Russell Bessent pledged that Japanese currency interventions totaling tens of billions of dollars would not be funded through sales of US government debt. Treasury yields declined amid these developments. The assurances addressed investor concerns about potential large-scale Treasury sales.
