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Bessent suggests Treasury could intervene again in bond market: ‘We have a big tool kit’

Thursday, August 20, 2026


U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced this week a plan to at least double his department's buybacks of longer-dated Treasury bonds. Bessent stated that the Treasury has multiple tools available for market intervention. The buyback program aims to address conditions in the bond market.

Original reporting: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bessent-suggests-treasury-could-intervene-again-in-bond-market-we-have-a-big-tool-kit-358829e1?mod=mw_rss_topstories

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