The Wild Week When Scott Bessent Was Schooled by the Bond Market
The Treasury Department’s announcement of a bond buyback stemmed a selloff—but not for long.
The Treasury Department’s announcement of a bond buyback stemmed a selloff—but not for long.
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Why it matters
The Treasury Department's active bond buyback program represents a significant and unusual intervention in the bond market with direct implications for monetary policy transmission, borrowing costs, and market dynamics, making it a high-impact monetary-policy signal for credit-market professionals.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wild Week When Scott Bessent Was Schooled by the Bond Market
The Treasury Department’s announcement of a bond buyback stemmed a selloff—but not for long.