Bessent Deploys Debt Buybacks in Sign of Concern Over Yield Rise
Bessent debt buybacks
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- The Hill Politics·5h agoVance: Bessent has 'very discreet plan' to shrink $40 trillion national debt
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan" to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point…
Read at The Hill Politics → - Financial Times·9h agoWhat is Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market — and will it work?
US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs
Read at Financial Times → - Bloomberg Politics·10h ago30-Year Reverses Gains, Bessent Makes Moves | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 8/20/2026
Market Participants are warning that a unpredictability in the Treasury's strategy could portend higher borrowing costs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is warning against any panic in the market. Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey and Bloomberg…
Read at Bloomberg Politics → - Bloomberg Opinion·11h agoTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Is At Odds With Fed Chair Kevin Warsh
The Treasury secretary’s “big toolkit” might do more to break the economy than fix it.
Read at Bloomberg Opinion → - ET Markets·14h agoUS Treasury's Bessent says upsized bond buybacks could increase further
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has outlined a strategy to ramp up bond buybacks, aiming to enhance market liquidity and instill confidence in economic fundamentals. Simultaneously, a fiscal consolidation initiative is underway, targeting savings in the hundreds of billions.…
Read at ET Markets → - Bloomberg Economics·17h agoBessent Flags Bigger Debt Buyback Potential, Coming Fiscal Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative to address the highest borrowing costs in years.
Read at Bloomberg Economics → - Bloomberg Business·1d agoBig Take: Why Bessent Is Boosting Treasury Buy-Backs (Podcast)
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Read at Bloomberg Business → - CNBC Top News·1d agoBessent moves to curb Treasury yields, putting new pressure on Warsh's Fed
Treasury's move to buy back more long-term debt cooled a bond selloff, but economists warn it could raise new inflation and independence questions for the Fed
Read at CNBC Top News → - Bloomberg Markets·1d agoBessent Deploys Debt Buybacks in Sign of Concern Over Yield Rise
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a fresh attempt to rein-in long-term borrowing costs from multi-year highs, sending Treasury yields and the dollar down.
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