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Why have Treasury Secretary Bessent's measures to calm the bond market not worked yet?

Why have Treasury Secretary Bessent's measures to calm the bond market not worked yet?

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August 21st, 2026

Why have Treasury Secretary Bessent's measures to calm the bond market not worked yet?

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Treasury Secretary Bessent tried to lower long-term borrowing costs, but rates bounced back on Thursday.

財政部長貝森特試圖壓低長期借貸成本週四利率反彈。

The 10-year Treasury yield rose back to 4.69%, almost the same level as before he announced the expanded bond buyback plan.

10年期公債殖利率回升4.69%幾乎回到他宣布擴大債券回購計畫前的水準

The buyback size will grow from $2 billion to $4 billion per session, aiming to reduce long-term bond supply and push prices up.

回購規模每次20億美元增至40億美元旨在減少長債供應推升價格

Bessent said the size could grow further, and added that yields do not reflect the fundamentals.

貝森特表示規模可能擴大殖利率反映基本面

Rising bond yields push up mortgage and business borrowing costs, and the Trump administration has made cutting rates its top goal.

債券殖利率上升推高房貸企業借貸成本川普政府已將降息列為首要目標

The 30-year Treasury yield rose to 5.23% on Thursday, close to a 19-year high.

30年期公債殖利率週四升至5.23%接近19年高點

Bessent also said the government could announce new deficit-cutting measures as early as Monday, and he argued the deficit will peak this year.

貝森特也說政府最快週一公布削減赤字的新措施,並主張赤字今年將見頂

But TD Securities strategist Goldberg noted that cutting the deficit mainly depends on Congress. The market still doubts whether the Treasury can carry out these measures.

道明證券策略師戈德堡指出削減赤字主要取決於國會市場仍懷疑財政部能否落實這些措施

Big tech companies have issued a lot of debt to build AI data centers, which also pushed up yields.

大型科技公司興建AI資料中心大量發債,推升殖利率

Oil prices kept rising because of the risk of war with Iran. Brent crude was near $94 a barrel, and inflation threats remained.

油價伊朗戰爭風險持續攀升布倫特原油接近每桶94美元通膨威脅仍在

Fed Chair Warsh has not said whether he will raise interest rates, and he hinted that he might change the inflation measure.

聯準會主席沃什尚未表明是否升息暗示可能更換通膨監測指標

Bank of America strategist Cabana said the main reason for higher borrowing costs is high uncertainty about the Fed's actions.

美國銀行策略師卡巴納借貸成本上升主因是市場聯準會行動高度不確定性

Warsh will speak at the Jackson Hole meeting next week. People are watching whether he will answer market doubts.

沃什下週將在傑克遜霍爾會議發表演說外界關注他是否會回應市場質疑

Trump once attacked former Chair Powell for not cutting rates. This raised worries that Warsh might be influenced by politics.

川普攻擊前主席鮑威爾不降息引發沃什可能受政治影響擔憂

A strategist at BNP Paribas noted that after the Fed meeting, short-term bond yields fell and long-term yields rose. That is an unusual reaction.

法國巴黎銀行策略師指出聯準會會議後短債殖利率下降長債上升,是異常反應

A UBS strategist warned that government intervention in bond markets has limited effect. Examples from Japan and the UK show that if fiscal, inflation, or supply trends are unfavorable, intervention cannot permanently lower borrowing costs.

瑞銀策略師提醒,政府干預債券市場效果有限日本英國先例顯示財政通膨供應動態不利,干預無法永久降低借貸成本

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