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Treasuries Steady; Samsung's Shareholder Return Plans | Bloomberg Brief 08/21/2026

US equity futures rise, the dollar weakens, and bitcoin heads for its best week in more than three years as investors assess a potential for bigger US debt buybacks. Samsung Electronics plans to return as much as $80 billion to its shareholders this year. Max Kettner of HSBC discusses the implications of the underlying fiscal pressures in the US and looks ahead to Jackson Hole next week. (Source:…

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