Event Brief
Bessent says Treasury could intervene again in bond market
By The BriefBrief · Sources (10)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury has a “big tool kit” and could intervene again in the bond market. He also pointed to a plan to at least double the department’s buybacks of longer-dated Treasury bonds.
WHO: Scott Bessent
WHAT: Bessent suggested the Treasury could intervene again in the bond market and discussed plans to at least double buybacks of longer-dated Treasury bonds.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Bessent was responding to current conditions in the bond market and discussing potential Treasury actions.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 21 Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as buyback rally fades
- Aug 21 Scott Bessent targets bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasuries
- Aug 20 Bessent says Treasury bond-market buybacks could grow
- Aug 20 US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails
- Aug 20 US Treasury to boost long-term bond purchases
- Aug 19 Treasury doubles debt buybacks to steady longer bonds
- Aug 19 US Treasury to double buybacks of long-term debt
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