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Why haven't Treasury Secretary Bessent's efforts to calm the bond market worked yet?

Why haven't Treasury Secretary Bessent's efforts to calm the bond market worked yet?

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August 21st, 2026

Why haven't Treasury Secretary Bessent's efforts to calm the bond market worked yet?

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wanted to lower long-term borrowing costs. US Treasury yields rose again on Thursday.

尽管财政部长斯科特·贝森特压低长期借贷成本,但美国国债收益率在周四反弹

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.69%, almost back to its level from early Wednesday.

10年期国债收益率回升到4.69%几乎回到周三早些时候的水平

On Wednesday, Bessent said the Treasury would increase bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion each time.

贝森特周三财政部会把债券回购规模从每次20亿美元增加到40亿美元

The goal is to push bond prices up and bring yields down.

这样做的目的推高债券价格,压低收益率

On Thursday, he said the buyback size could grow even more.

周四表示回购规模可能还会扩大

He also said, "Yields do not reflect the fundamentals."

他还说,“收益率并未反映基本面”。

Rising bond yields push up borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.

债券收益率上升会推高消费者企业借贷成本

The Trump administration has made cutting interest rates a top goal.

特朗普政府已经把降息列为首要目标

The 30-year Treasury yield rose to 5.23% on Thursday. It was close to the 19-year high it hit on Tuesday.

30年期国债收益率周四升到5.23%接近周二触及的19年高点

Bessent also said the government could announce new measures to cut the deficit as early as Monday.

贝森特还说政府最早会在周一宣布削减赤字的新措施

But TD Securities strategist Gennady Goldberg pointed out that cutting the deficit depends mainly on Congress. It does not depend on the Treasury.

道明证券策略师根纳季·戈德堡指出削减赤字主要取决于国会而不是财政部

Another factor pushing up yields is that tech giants are issuing a lot of bonds.

推高收益率的另一个因素科技巨头大量发债

To build AI data centers, they offer bond investors more choices, which lowers bond prices.

它们为了建造人工智能数据中心给债券投资者提供了更多选择,这压低了债券价格

The threat of inflation is also growing.

通胀威胁也在增加

Oil prices keep rising because of uncertainty in the Middle East, with Brent crude near $94 a barrel.

油价因为中东局势不确定持续上涨布伦特原油接近每桶94美元

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has not clearly said whether he will raise interest rates.

美联储主席凯文·沃什还没有明确表示是否会加息

His future changes to inflation measures also cause confusion.

他对通胀指标的未来调整也造成混乱

Bank of America strategist Mark Cabana said the main reason borrowing costs are higher is that the market is very unsure how the Fed will control inflation.

美国银行策略师马克·卡巴纳表示借贷成本上升关键原因市场对美联储如何控制通胀存在高度不确定

Warsh will give an important speech at Jackson Hole next Friday.

沃什将在下周五于杰克逊霍尔发表重要演讲

The market will watch whether he can offer a clearer plan.

市场会关注能否提出更清晰的计划

UBS strategists said government action in the bond market has limited effect.

瑞银策略师指出政府干预债券市场效果有限

When fiscal, inflation, or supply conditions are bad, such measures cannot lower borrowing costs for long.

财政通胀或供应动态不利时这类措施无法长期降低借贷成本

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