Stocks waver, dollar drops as US Treasury moves to lower bond yields

Specialist Gregg Maloney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug 17, 2026, in New York. (Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura) 20 Aug 2026 05:22AM NEW YORK: Stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday (Aug 19) and the dollar fell sharply after the US Treasury signalled action to push down government bond yields, ea

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

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

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

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

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will more than double the size of government-debt buybacks, sending yields sharply lower and stocks higher at the market open.

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Longer-term U.S. Treasury yields dropped sharply Wednesday after the Treasury Department announced that it would increase the size of its government debt repurchases by “at least double” in a surprise move.The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond plunged from 5.26% to as low as 5.18%. The 10-year yield, which has a heavy

Global bond markets stabilized Wednesday after a selloff pushed U.S. 30-year Treasury yields to their highest since 2007