Asian shares gain, with South Korea's Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks

Asian shares gain, with South Korea's Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks  Toronto Star

Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with South Korea’s benchmark Kospi rebounding more than 6%

Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with South Korea’s benchmark Kospi rebounding more than 6%

U.S. Stocks Gain as Treasury Buybacks Calm Bond Yields; Moderna Surges  WSJ

The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will increase the maximum amount of U.S. debt it can buy back, a move met with declining bond yields and rising stocks.  Starting next month, the department plans to double the maximum value of longer-dated securities, specifically in the 10-to-20-year and the 20-to-30-year

NEW YORK, Aug 19 : Longer-dated global bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs, the dollar tumbled and gold jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would boost liquidity support for longer-dated securities, following a broad selloff fueled by fears over swelling sovereign debt.The U.S. Trea

BondsGovernment to repurchase more long-dated bonds to boost market liquidityThe U.S. Treasury Department said it would temporarily raise the upper limit for debt buyback operations. © ReutersIORI KAWATE and HIROFUMI TAKEUCHIAugust 20, 2026 01:20 JSTWASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- The U.S. Treasury will at least double the uppe

Yields, at recent highs this week, dropped after treasury’s vow to ‘provide greater liquidity support’ to bond market The US treasury is doubling its buyback of government debt in an effort to balance out the bond market and counterbalance investor concern over high inflation. The yield rate on 10-year, 20-year and 30-

US Treasury to double sizes of some debt buyback operations to at least $4 billion  Reuters

watch nowThe Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will more than double the size of its government debt repurchases, sending yields sharply lower at a time of substantial market stress.With fixed income markets under pressure and yields surging to levels not seen in nearly 20 years, the announcement targets the sen

Sharp sell-off in recent weeks has sent borrowing costs soaring

One of the most heavily-traded ETFs tracking performance in the U.S. Treasury market has just fallen to its lowest level in over 20 years.