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Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates

First publishedAug 19, 20:02 UTC
Last updatedAug 20, 16:27 UTC · 14m ago
11 outletCNBC Top News11 outletInvesting.com · Stock Market11 outletMarketWatch11 outletNYT Business11 outletNBC News11 outletNYT Business33 outletsMarketWatch, CNBC Top News
CNBC Top News7Bessent moves to curb Treasury yields, putting new pressure on Warsh's FedOpen ↗Investing.com · Stock Market6Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yieldsOpen ↗MarketWatch7Why Bessent’s Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold tradeOpen ↗NYT Business9Did Bessent Put the Fed in a Bind?Open ↗NBC News8Bond yields jump, erasing impact of Treasury Department’s interventionOpen ↗NYT Business9Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest RatesOpen ↗MarketWatch7Bessent suggests Treasury could intervene again in bond market: ‘We have a big tool kit’Open ↗CNBC Top News7Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billionOpen ↗MarketWatch7U.S. bond yields are already surging again a day after Bessent’s debt-buyback planOpen ↗
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been trying various approaches to push down borrowing costs.

Reported by 9 outlets — NYT Business, NBC News, MarketWatch, CNBC Top News, Investing.com · Stock Market. See all sources ↓

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What's the story?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been trying various approaches to push down borrowing costs.
How widely is it covered?
9 outlets, average source rating 7.4/10.
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14m ago.
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    Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

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    MarketWatch
    CNBC Top News
    Investing.com · Stock Market
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    Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates

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    NYT Business
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