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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is escalating the government’s campaign to cap, if not lower, long‑term yields. After last week’s expanded buyback plan failed to sway the bond market, the government raised the stakes again on Monday, floating the prospect of a dramatically larger pool of funds to step up purchases of government debt.
This is a high‑risk ga...
US economic activity remains on track to strengthen in the third quarter, based on the latest nowcasts compiled by The Capital Spectator. But the degree of the estimated rebound has softened lately amid recent hints that headwinds are building.
The good news is that our median 2.3% Q3 nowcast, drawn from inputs via several sources,...
● We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work
Sarah O’Connor
The brinkmanship between the U.S. government and the bond market continued on Thursday following the Treasury Department’s announcement the day before that it would double repurchases of longer‑dated Treasuries in a bid to lower yields. The statement worked—briefly—as yields dipped in early trading on Thursday, but by the end of the session rates snapped higher.
...The Treasury tried to put a lid on rising yields this week, doubling the size of its bond‑buyback program in a bid to steady the market. The move triggered an immediate rally—the price of Treasury bonds jumped and yields fell. But the relief will likely be fleeting. ...