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

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

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August 21st, 2026

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

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The yield on 10-year government bonds rose to 4.69% on Thursday.

10年物国債の利回りは木曜日に4.69%まで上がった

This happened even after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to lower long-term borrowing costs.

これはスコット・ベッセント財務長官が長期借入コストを抑えようとした後でも起きた

The market still worries about the fast growth of government debt. It also worries about borrowing by tech companies and the Fed's stance on fighting inflation.

市場は政府債務の急増ハイテク企業の借り入れFRBのインフレ対策への姿勢まだ心配している

Bessent said the Treasury will buy twice as many bonds. The amount will rise from $2 billion to $4 billion each time, starting next month.

ベッセント氏は財務省が来月から債券買い入れを1回あたり20億ドルから40億ドルに倍増すると発表した

This plan aims to reduce the supply of long-term bonds and raise their prices.

この計画は長期債の供給を減らし価格を上げることを目指している

Bessent told CNBC that he might expand this program further.

ベッセント氏はCNBCでこのプログラムをさらに広げる可能性があると話した

Higher interest rates are reducing home buying, and the Trump administration is making lower rates its top priority.

金利上昇は住宅購入を減らしておりトランプ政権は金利を下げることを最優先にしている。

The 30-year yield reached 5.23% on Thursday, slightly down from Tuesday's 19-year high.

30年物利回りは木曜日に5.23%に達し火曜日の19年ぶり高値から少し下がった

Mr. Bessent said the government would announce its deficit reduction plan by Monday.

ベッセント氏は政府の赤字削減策を月曜日までに発表すると述べた

Total debt passed 40 trillion dollars on Wednesday.

総債務は水曜日に40兆ドルを超えた

The Congressional Budget Office says the difference between income and spending this year will be over 2 trillion dollars.

議会予算局は今年の歳入と歳出の差が2兆ドルを超えると見積もっている

Gennadi Goldberg of TD Securities said that cutting the deficit is mainly Congress's job.

TD証券のゲナディ・ゴールドバーグ氏は赤字削減は主に議会の仕事だと話した

There are other factors that push yields up.

利回りを上げる要因他にもある

Big tech companies are borrowing much more to build AI data centers.

AIデータセンター建設のためビッグテック企業の借り入れが急増している。

Oil prices are also rising. Brent crude is close to about 94 dollars per barrel.

石油価格上がっており、ブレント原油1バレル約94ドルに近い

Trump is threatening an economic operation against Iran.

トランプ氏イランへの経済作戦を脅かしている

Kevin Warsh, the new Fed chair, has not yet made his position on raising interest rates clear.

FRBの新議長ケビン・ウォーシュ氏は、利上げへの姿勢まだ明確にしていない。

He has also suggested changing the inflation measure the Fed watches.

彼はインフレ監視指標の変更示唆している。

By the Fed's preferred measure, inflation in June was 3.7 percent.

FRBが好む指標では6月のインフレ率3.7%だった

Mark Cabana from Bank of America said the main reason for higher borrowing costs is uncertainty. This uncertainty is about the Fed's inflation policy.

バンク・オブ・アメリカマーク・カバナ氏借入コスト上昇主因FRBのインフレ対策への不確実性だと述べた

Mr. Warsh is scheduled to speak at Jackson Hole next week.

ウォーシュ氏来週ジャクソンホール講演する予定だ

The market is watching whether he will show a clear plan.

市場明確な計画示す注目している

Bessent's purchase size may have limited impact, given the size of the bond market.

ベッセント氏の買い入れ規模は国債市場の大きさからすると影響は限られるかもしれない

Macquarie estimates that the government will issue about 550 billion dollars in bonds this quarter.

マッコーリーは政府が今四半期に約5500億ドルの債券を発行すると推定している

UBS pointed out that government intervention only provides temporary relief. There is no example of it permanently lowering borrowing costs.

UBSは政府介入は一時的な救済にしかならず借入コストを恒久的に下げた例はないと指摘した

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