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US Treasury bond buyback program expansion

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2026-08-31 22:34 UTC → 2026-09-04 04:16 UTC · added removed

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has expanded the government’s bond-buyback program, doubling the scale of repurchases for long-dated securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. The initiative targets bonds with maturities between ten and thirty years to provide liquidity and address long-term yields that had reached 19-year highs. The expansion has drawn criticism from investors such as Stanley Druckenmiller, who argued that the intervention attempts to manipulate bond prices rather than addressing underlying fiscal issues. Critics have expressed concern that these actions might undermine fiscal credibility or conflict with Federal Reserve efforts to manage inflation. In response, a recent development, Bessent defended reaffirmed his commitment to increasing the strategy, asserting that volume of long-term debt buybacks in the bond market has performed well and coming months, suggesting that yields have remained relatively flat under the current administration. While the Treasury’s purchases of “off-the-run” securities have helped long-term yields retreat from recent peaks, observers continue do not reflect economic fundamentals and that Treasury intervention is necessary to debate restore market functionality. This fiscal strategy coincides with a shifting relationship between monetary and fiscal policy. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh recently signaled a departure from previous years where monetary policy often supported fiscal needs. Speaking at Jackson Hole, Warsh moved away from forward guidance, stating the long-term effectiveness central bank’s understanding of these interventions given the scale of economy is not precise enough for “mechanical mathematical rules,” while maintaining that the national debt and projected 2% target on the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator remains a “firm fixed target.” Analysts note that Treasury interventions may remain ineffective as long as the federal budget deficits. deficit remains exceptionally high, necessitating continuous debt issuance.

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