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US Treasury buyback strategy falls short as debt worries persist

US Treasury buyback strategy falls short as debt worries persist

By Rae Wee, Harry Robertson and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's surprise bond buyback failed to quell lingering concerns about inflation and expanding government debt, as bond yields rose on Thursday, dragging the dollar higher as well.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

US Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S.

Instant View: Yields fall after US Treasury says it will double some bond buybacks

Instant View: Yields fall after US Treasury says it will double some bond buybacks

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. long-dated Treasury yields fell sharply on Wednesday from around their highest level in 19 years, in a move that followed the U.S. Treasury announcing it would double the size of liquidity support buy-back operations for longer-dated bonds.

Treasury's Bessent says upsized bond buybacks could increase further

Treasury's Bessent says upsized bond buybacks could increase further

By David Lawder and Susan Heavey Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S.

Treasury's upsized buybacks may complicate Fed's monetary policy work

Treasury's upsized buybacks may complicate Fed's monetary policy work

U.S. Treasury's Bond Buybacks Fuel Gold and Silver Surge Amid Dollar Weakness

U.S. Treasury's Bond Buybacks Fuel Gold and Silver Surge Amid Dollar Weakness

U.S. Treasury's Bond Buybacks Fuel Gold and Silver Surge Amid Dollar Weakness

Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields

By David Lawder and Tatiana Bautzer WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury announced on Wednesday support measures for long-duration bonds, stepping in to staunch, at least temporarily, an upward march in yields that had unnerved global investors.

US Treasury buyback limits bond market pain, but relief may be brief

US Treasury buyback limits bond market pain, but relief may be brief

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S.

US yields drop after Treasury offers liquidity support

US yields drop after Treasury offers liquidity support

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Yields on long-dated U.S. Treasuries held onto earlier declines on Wednesday afternoon, with the increased demand following an announcement that the Treasury Department would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated notes and bonds.

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Bond markets from US to Japan whacked as inflation and fiscal worries take hold

Bond markets from US to Japan whacked as inflation and fiscal worries take hold

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Gregor Stuart Hunter and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to nagging concerns about the fiscal pressures facing some of

Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Gregor Stuart Hunter and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the U.S. to Germany and Japan hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday due to ballooning government debt and geopolitics, raising borrowing costs for companies and households