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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)
Aug 22, 2026
Financedesk view
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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Cryptodesk view
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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