U.S. Treasury buyback limits bond market pain, but relief may be brief

The U.S. Treasury’s surprise bond buyback plans helped slow the global rise in long-term borrowing costs, but lingering inflation concerns and ballooning government debt pushed longer-dated U.S. yields higher again on Thursday. The dollar fell despite the buybacks, highlighting ongoing market anxiety around the inflation/debt outlook.

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The U.S. Treasury’s surprise bond buyback plans helped slow the global rise in long-term borrowing costs, but lingering inflation concerns and ballooning government debt pushed longer-dated U.S. yields higher again on Thursday. The dollar fell despite the buybacks, highlighting ongoing market anxiety around the inflation/debt outlook.