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The bond market's caution pushed the Trump administration to act again.

The bond market's caution pushed the Trump administration to act again.

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August 21st, 2026

The bond market's caution pushed the Trump administration to act again.

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The bond market's warning bell kept ringing all summer.

債券市場的警鐘在整個夏天持續響起

This pushed the Trump administration to announce on Wednesday that it would buy back more than twice as many U.S. Treasury bonds.

促使特朗普政府於週三宣布將美國國債回購金額增加超過一倍

So far, this move has successfully lowered long-term yields.

此舉目前成功壓低了長期收益率

But analysts warn that the effect may not last, and it could even backfire.

分析師警告效果可能無法持久甚至可能適得其反

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield once broke above 4.70%.

美國10年期國債收益率一度突破4.70%

This was higher than the 3.97% before the Iran war.

高於伊朗戰爭前3.97%

The 30-year yield jumped above 5%, returning to 2007 levels.

30年期收益率躍升至5%以上回到2007年水準

Long-term yields in Japan and Germany also hit highs.

日本德國長期收益率分別觸及高點

Japan reached its highest in nearly 30 years, and Germany its highest since 2011.

日本達到近30年來最高德國則是2011年以來最高

High yields push up mortgage rates and also raise the cost of borrowing for companies.

高收益率推高抵押貸款利率增加企業借貸成本

This especially threatens U.S. economic growth, because growth depends on investment in AI data centers.

尤其威脅美國經濟增長因為增長依賴人工智慧數據中心的投資

When government bond interest becomes more attractive, investors may pull out of the stock market.

國債利息更具吸引力時,投資者可能撤離股市

Investments like gold and bitcoin also face downward pressure.

黃金比特幣等投資承受下行壓力

Governments with heavy debt are especially sensitive to rising yields.

各國政府因債務負擔沉重對收益率上升格外敏感

In 2022, the bond market forced UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to step down.

2022年債券市場曾迫使英國首相麗茲·特拉斯下台

Last year, Trump also admitted that bond investors' worries affected his tariff decisions.

去年特朗普也承認債券投資者的不安影響其關稅決策

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's move is a high-risk attempt.

財政部長斯科特·貝森特行動高風險嘗試

But Evercore ISI analyst Krishna Guha says this move did not change the fundamentals.

Evercore ISI分析師克里希納·古哈指出此舉改變基本面

These fundamentals include the government's huge deficit. They also include the need for big tech companies to borrow money for AI data centers.

這些基本面包括政府巨額赤字以及大型科技公司AI數據中心舉債的需求

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh did not clearly state his position.

聯準會主席凱文·沃什明確表態

The market is watching his speech in Jackson Hole on August 28.

市場關注8月28日傑克遜霍爾演講

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