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The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next?

Sunday, August 23, 2026


Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces rising bond yields despite efforts to manage market conditions related to the $40 trillion U.S. national debt. The Treasury has undertaken interventions in bond markets without achieving stabilization in yield levels. Bessent and Treasury officials have not announced specific alternative strategies to address the ongoing market dynamics.

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