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Dow slips as Treasury long-end bid falls short of expectations

The Treasury plans a larger buyback of longer-dated notes, but the move coincided with a rise in key yields, including the 10-year hitting its highest level since November 2023.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for much of the session, trading roughly 440 points lower and below 52,400, with the session high staying close to the opening print, according to FXStreet.

FXStreet links the weaker tone to the Treasury's announcement that it will buy back up to $6 billion of longer-dated government debt on Thursday, triple the size of a standard operation. The Treasury said the plan was intended to support the long end, but the long end sold off after the announcement.

The coverage included 10-year and 20-year notes, with the operation capped at $6 billion versus a $2 billion standard, and additional later operations of $4 billion or more. FXStreet notes the 10-year yield had fallen 6 basis points to 4.647% earlier in the day before turning higher after the larger version was underway.

Instead of stabilizing yields, FXStreet reports the 10-year rose to 4.841% for the day, the highest since November 2023, while the 20-year moved up to 5.314% and the 30-year pushed through the 5.30% line. FXStreet also points to the context that the buyback is funded by issuing other debt, so it shifts maturities rather than total debt, with pricing influenced by the amount the long end is absorbing.

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