Treasury doubles long-end buyback caps to $4 billion per operation on August 19; 30-year yield retreats from a 19-year high (Markets)

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U.S. Treasury doubles liquidity-support buybacks for the long-end (10–20Y and 20–30Y), taking the cap to at least $4B per operation (institutions)

The U.S. Treasury announced that starting September 9 it would increase, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated n…

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The 'Bessent bid' fades fast: doubled Treasury buybacks fail to cap long-end yields; Bessent says more is possible (Macro)

Treasury Secretary Bessent on Aug. 19 said buybacks of 10–30 year bonds would at least double to $4B per operation from $2B starting Sept. 9, briefly easing lon…

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Bitcoin up ~23% on the week near $80,000 as two-day short liquidations top $4 billion (Markets)

CoinDesk, Sina Finance, and others reported on August 21–22 that bitcoin touched about $79,500 intraday on Friday, up roughly 23% for the week—on track for its …

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Treasury doubles long-end buyback caps to $4 billion per operation on August 19; 30-year yield retreats from a 19-year high (Markets)

The U.S. Treasury announced on August 19 (press release sb0607) that starting September 9 it will at least double liquidity-support buyback sizes for 10–20 year…

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How Treasury’s Buyback Doubling Sparked a ~$4B Short Squeeze: August 23 Recap (Markets)

Crypto Economy’s August 23 analysis said Bitcoin’s move from about $64,000 to above $79,000 across roughly four sessions (~25%) was catalyzed by the U.S. Treasu…

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