US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
monetary_policy_interventionUnited StatesThe Guardian5h ago
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US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns The Guardian Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said CNBC What’s Behind the U.S. Treasury’s Latest Attempt to Lower Interest Rates The New York Times Druckenmiller, Bessent’s Early Mentor, Calls Bond Buys a Mistake Bloomberg.com The Treasury's attempts to get bond yields down amount to 'financial repression,' Citadel Securities says Business Insider
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