Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Aug 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Treasury doubles debt buybacks to steady longer bonds
By The BriefBrief
The Treasury announced it will double its debt buybacks, targeting the more sensitive longer-duration segment of the Treasury market. The move is intended to support stability in that part of the curve as bond-market conditions are being managed.
WHO: U.S. Treasury
WHAT: Treasury doubles debt buybacks aimed at the longer-duration Treasury market segment.
WHEN: Reported Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To steady the bond market, with emphasis on the longer-duration part of the Treasury market.
How this story developed (showing 12 of 12 earlier reports)
Bessent bond purchases risk clash with Fed
· Aug 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Druckenmiller leads doubters on Bessent bond ploys
· Aug 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
Druckenmiller calls Treasury bond-buying plan a mistake
· Aug 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
Bessent’s yen and long-bond moves do little to calm markets
· Aug 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Bond-market intervention fails to steady Treasury
· Aug 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as buyback rally fades
· Aug 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Scott Bessent targets bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasuries
· Aug 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Bessent says Treasury bond-market buybacks could grow
· Aug 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Bessent says Treasury could intervene again in bond market
· Aug 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails
· Aug 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
US Treasury to boost long-term bond purchases
· Aug 20, 2026 at 1:03 AM ET
US Treasury to double buybacks of long-term debt
· Aug 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
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