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US Treasury liquidity and investment trends

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Investment strategies for US Treasuries have recently focused on the tension between long-term inflation expectations and short-term liquidity needs. Portfolio managers have explored positioning for 30-year Treasuries to outperform 10-year notes based on the thesis that long-dated bonds are oversold and inflation will decline. To address liquidity concerns, the US Treasury announced it will at least double the maximum size of bond buyback operations for the 10-to-20-year and 20-to-30-year maturity segments, increasing the cap from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. This measure, effective from September 9 to November 4, 2026, is part of a broader increase in quarterly liquidity support capacity from $30 billion to $38 billion. The Treasury is also projected to conduct 57 buyback operations in 2025, up from 41 in 2024. These measures coincide with significant market movements; following the announcement, the benchmark 10-year note yield fell 6 basis points to 4.647%, and the 30-year bond yield dropped 9 basis points to 5.196%. Additionally, the news triggered a rally in gold prices, with spot gold rising toward $4,460 per ounce as investors reacted to the shift in the interest rate environment. These developments occur amid persistent fiscal concerns, including a July deficit of $432.3 billion and interest payments on approximately $40 trillion in debt costing roughly $1.2 trillion so far this year. The expanded buyback program aims to provide greater liquidity in longer-dated sectors following intense pressure on the long end of the yield curve, where 30-year bond yields recently reached levels not seen in decades. Alongside the decline in yields and a weaker dollar, precious metals saw gains, with gold prices surging toward the $4,460–$4,484 per ounce range and silver also experiencing substantial increases.

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