Event Brief
Druckenmiller calls Treasury bond-buying plan a mistake
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
Summary: Stanley Druckenmiller, a mentor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said the Treasury’s bond buying plan is a mistake. Bloomberg Businessweek also discusses the implications of Bessent’s moves, with Economy Editorial Director Erik Schatzker explaining Druckenmiller’s reasoning.
WHO: Stanley Druckenmiller
WHAT: Said the Treasury’s bond buying plan is a mistake
WHEN: Aug 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Druckenmiller criticized the Treasury’s bond buying plan.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 25 Druckenmiller leads doubters on Bessent bond ploys
- Aug 24 Bessent’s yen and long-bond moves do little to calm markets
- Aug 24 Bond-market intervention fails to steady Treasury
- 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 Bessent says Treasury could intervene again in bond market
- 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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