US Treasury Boosts Bond Buybacks, Sparking Long-End Debt Rally
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US Treasury Boosts Bond Buybacks, Sparking Long-End Debt Rally The US government’s longest-dated bonds rallied sharply after the Treasury Department announced it would at least double the size of buybacks in the sector.
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Financial TimesUS Treasury to double buybacks of long-term government debt Sharp sell-off in recent weeks has sent borrowing costs soaring
MarketWatchThe effect of a debt buyback can be to push prices higher and yields lower The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will more than double the size of government-debt buybacks, sending yields sharply lower and stocks higher at the market open.
CNBCThe Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will more than double the size of its government debt repurchases, sending yields sharply lower.
Epoch Times BusinessFrom Sept. 9, the Treasury will double the size of its government debt repurchases to $4 billion, focusing its buyback operations on 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year bonds.
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According to the statement, "this increase in buyback operation sizes reflects Treasury’s desire to provide greater liquidity support in longer-dated nominal sectors where there is consistent strong sponsorship from market participants, as evidenced by the significant volume of high-quality offers Treasury routinely receives in longer-dated buyback operations."
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CNBCThe change will start Sept. 9 and stay in effect through Nov. 4. "This increase in buyback operation sizes reflects Treasury's desire to provide greater liquidity support in longer-dated nominal sectors where there is consistent strong sponsorship from market participants, as evidenced by the significant volume of high-quality offers Treasury routinely receives in longer-dated buyback operations," the department said in a statement. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.
Epoch Times BusinessIncreasing buyback operation sizes indicate the Treasury’s commitment to offer more liquidity support amid consistent and robust demand from investors, “as evidenced by the significant volume of high-quality offers Treasury routinely receives in longer-dated buyback operations,” the department said in an Aug. 19 statement.
BloombergUS Treasury Increasing Long-Dated Buyback Cap to at Least $4 Billion The US Department of the Treasury announced it will at least double the maximum size of its liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities to at least $4 billion per operation, effective September 9, 2026. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
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The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell 2 basis points to 4.686%.
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The moves were part of a wider sell-off in long-dated global bonds on Tuesday. Japan's 10-year bond yield reached its highest level in three decades. German 30-year bund yields hit their highest point since 2011, while rates on France's 30-year bond reached the highest going back to 2008.
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Epoch Times BusinessHungry for Yield Global bond yields have also come under pressure this year. Japan’s 10-year bond yield is at a three-decade high. Germany’s 30-year yield climbed to the highest level since 2011. France’s 30-year yield also reached an 18-year high.
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01 ZeroHedge Over the past several years, one of the more amusing debates gripping the market's Fed-watchers was whether the Fed's treasury buyback auctions were a form of soft QE, with this website consistently arguing that - contrary to what washed out ex-Bridgewater traders with a newsletter to sell may tell you - Treasury buybacks were just that, to wit:
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02 MarketWatch Bonds have been under pressure, with yields surging. Yields fell following the announcement.
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03 CNBC With fixed income markets under pressure and yields surging to levels not seen in nearly 20 years, the announcement targets a sensitive part of the Treasury market.
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04 Epoch Times Business A Treasury buyback is when the federal government purchases its own bonds before they mature, retiring older securities and replacing them with new issuance.
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