The six-month bill is over 4%. pic.twitter.com/85wXV1VWOX
— Bob Bishop – Muckraker (@RealBobBishop) September 9, 2026
BREAKING: The US Treasury announces a new $6B bond buyback in longer dated debt.
What did yields do once this was announced?
The opposite of what they were supposed to do: they spiked.
The exact dollar amount of the bond buyback is irrelevant, whether it was $6B or $30B. It’s… pic.twitter.com/UAZsdy4KWN
— amit (@amitisinvesting) September 9, 2026
Bessent doesn't know what he's doing
Market wants a bigger buyback pic.twitter.com/igvfekLflM
— Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) September 9, 2026
How it started:
5% GDP growth is comingHow it’s going:
Intervening in the bond market to push yields lower
Intervening in the currency market to push the yen higher pic.twitter.com/sM9EuVTXqC— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) September 9, 2026
European rates are surging… Almost all are hitting new multi-decade highs.
All of these countries are running huge deficits…. None of them can afford higher rates for long.
Sooner or later, the ECB will have to end QT and restart QE… While inflation is still elevated.
We… pic.twitter.com/SYzCXsfmFt
— Lukas Ekwueme (@ekwufinance) September 9, 2026
The world’s governments have created a $2tn monster — a debt-servicing burden that gobbles up tax revenues and has the power to overwhelm elected leaders. https://t.co/vdDGgkm6SK pic.twitter.com/INBYJB0RUI
— Financial Times (@FT) September 8, 2026
10-year Treasury yield jumps to highest since 2023 despite Bessent’s $6 billion bond buyback plan
10-year Treasury yield jumps to highest since 2023 despite Bessent’s $6 billion bond buyback plan
Published Wed, Sep 9 20266:00 AM EDT Updated Moments Ago
U.S. yields rose on Wednesday after the Treasury Department unveiled a debt buyback plan that’s triple the normal amount.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was up more than 3 basis points at 4.839%. The benchmark rate also hit its highest level since Nov. 1, 2023, when it reached a high of 4.935%.
The 30-year Treasury bond yield was also 3 basis points higher at 5.292%. The 2-year yield — typically more sensitive to near-term policy expectations — was trading up more than 1 basis point at 4.415%.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/treasury-yields-oil-inflation.html
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