US yields fall, yen rises after Treasury announces larger debt buyback

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

US Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields  Reuters

Bond market takes a breather after surprise move by Treasury Department | CNN Business  cnn.com

The action by Secretary Scott Bessent comes amid a selloff of longer-term U.S. government debt.

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-

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

The 30-year Treasury yield fell nearly 9 basis points after hitting a 19-year high the prior session

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.

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

The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond surpassed 5.3 percent on Tuesday before a slight downtick, foreshadowing an increase in borrowing costs across the country. The 30-year bond yield is 5.284 percent as of Tuesday afternoon, after opening at 5.308 percent and peaking at 5.337 percent earlier in the day. That ma

U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield Rises to Highest Since 2007  WSJ