Treasury Bought Bonds. The Market Wasn't Buying It.

Category: Credit & Macro Research

Published: 2026-09-10

A bigger buyback lifted yields for one session in August. Three weeks later a $6 billion operation landed at the low end of expectations, and the 10-year note went on to its highest close since November 2023.

Read the full Icarus Asia research note at https://icarusasia.com/research/treasury-long-end-buybacks.

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