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  "id": 1941632,
  "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-1941632",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/treasury-announces-upscaled-buyback-operation-for-longer-term-debt-sending-yields-lower.html"
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  "summary": "The announcement targets the sensitive longer-duration part of the Treasury market.",
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        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:50:01.000Z"
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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"
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      {
        "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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