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Treasury launches $6 billion long-end buyback amid higher yields

The announcement sent 10-year Treasury yields to new long-term highs, briefly near 4.9% before settling around 4.8%.

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The U.S. Treasury announced a $6 billion long-end Treasury buyback program for 2023 and 2024, framing it as focused on liquidity and cash management, not on shifting the yield curve, according to commentary referenced by Mortgage News Daily.

Mortgage News Daily contrasts that framing with remarks from Treasury officials, including statements that long-term rates were too high and that recent buyback increases had a signaling component. The outlet also notes more aggressive rhetoric from Bessent, paired with the bond market reaction that followed the announcement.

Traders reacted quickly, pushing 10-year yields to new long-term highs just under 4.86% before they settled near 4.83%. Mortgage News Daily said the move may have been smaller than some traders expected, and it pointed to sharply higher oil prices as another factor that likely would have supported yields even without the buyback news.

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