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  "id": 1941396,
  "title": "Bessent Boosts Debt Buybacks After Climb in Treasury Yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bessent-boosts-debt-buybacks-after-climb-in-treasury-yields",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/long-dated-treasuries-rally-as-treasury-boosts-bond-buybacks"
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  "summary": "The US Treasury unexpectedly announced it’s ramping up buybacks of long-dated government debt, taking the action in the wake of yields on such securities hitting the highest levels in years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Treasury doubles debt buybacks as Bessent moves to steady bond market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/treasury-doubles-debt-buybacks-as-bessent-moves-to-steady-bond-market",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:14:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Bessent boosts debt buybacks after climb in Treasury yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bessent-boosts-debt-buybacks-after-climb-in-treasury-yields-1954480",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:24:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}