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Dow slides as bond market reverses Treasury rally and yields rise

The 10-year note finished around 4.70% and the 30-year ended near 5.25% after the Treasury’s liquidity repurchase plan drew the market higher.

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Wall Street’s decline followed a reversal in the bond market after the Treasury’s liquidity-support repurchase plan, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing just beneath 52,800, down 687 points, or 1.29% on the day, according to FXStreet.

The report said long-end Treasury yields unwound the prior day’s rally within a single afternoon, returning the 10-year note to around 4.70% and pushing the 30-year to about 5.25% after it earlier touched its highest level in nearly two decades. The Treasury Secretary argued the operations could run past $4 billion per issue and said the Iran conflict and market distortions were temporary, while also maintaining that liquidity at the long end is impaired.

FXStreet also described how the repurchase facility is designed to fund the long end by retiring 10-year to 30-year paper while shifting financing toward bills, without touching the Fed’s balance sheet. Sell-side commentary, it added, framed the program as a limited version of Operation Twist, noting that $4 billion per operation may not be meaningful relative to the overall market size.

The story linked broader market pressure to company and macro headlines as well, citing Federal debt crossing $40 trillion on Wednesday. It also highlighted Walmart’s drop of more than 9% after U.S. comparable store sales rose 2.6% versus a 3.8% consensus, while crude oil traded above $87.00 amid escalating Iran-related developments.

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