# Bessent Stops Short of New Bond Measures Amid Report on Cash Use

https://mins.news/en/item/31134

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-25 01:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-24/treasury-could-use-its-cash-pile-to-fund-buybacks-cnbc-says?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8cf0248f08580001b65ed0

> Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered no further indication Monday that the US could revamp its debt management, after a report said the department might use part of its cash holdings to fund buybacks of older, higher-yielding securities.

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