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EconomyBessent Says Buyback Move Was Aimed at Quelling Market ‘Fever’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said expanding a buyback program for older US government securities last month was intended to calm what he called a “fever” in the bond market.

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Bessent Says Buyback Move Was Aimed at Quelling Market ‘Fever’
Bessent Says Buyback Move Was Aimed at Quelling Market ‘Fever’Economy