{
  "id": 1944702,
  "title": "Euro rises to June highs as falling US Treasury yields weigh on US Dollar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/euro-rises-to-june-highs-as-falling-us-treasury-yields-weigh-on-us",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/euro-rises-to-june-highs-as-falling-us-treasury-yields-weigh-on-us-dollar-202608191341"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Dollar experienced a decline on Wednesday as the Euro reached its highest level since June, following the US Treasury's decision to double the size of its liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities. The Euro/US Dollar (EUR/USD) pair traded around 1.1653, up 0.68% on the day, while the US Dollar Index (DXY) fell to its lowest level since June 1. The US Treasury announced it would increase buybacks of longer-dated government debt, covering the 10-year to 20-year and 20-year to 30-year sectors, with the maximum size of each operation increasing from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. As a result, long-term US Treasury yields fell sharply, with the 30-year Treasury yield dropping by around 9 basis points to near 5.20%. The Eurozone's economic data and the ECB's monetary policy outlook were also under scrutiny, with traders expecting the ECB to raise interest rates in September amid persistent concerns over energy-driven inflation.",
  "summary": "EUR/USD climbs sharply on Wednesday, reaching its highest level since June as the US Dollar (USD) comes under fresh selling pressure following the US Treasury’s announcement that it will increase buybacks of longer-dated government debt.",
  "key_points": [
    "Euro hits June highs, 1.1653 against US Dollar",
    "US Treasury doubles liquidity-support buybacks",
    "30-year Treasury yield drops 9 basis points"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "title": "US yields fall, yen rises after Treasury announces larger debt buyback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-yields-fall-yen-rises-after-treasury-announces-larger-debt-buyback",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:50:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Gold surges over 3% as US Treasury announcement hurts yields, dollar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/gold-surges-over-3-as-us-treasury-announcement-hurts-yields-dollar",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:02:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "US Treasury Secretary Bessent doubles US long-bond buybacks in the face of surging yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-doubles-us-long-bond-buybacks-in-the",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:14:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Gold soars toward $4,500 as Treasury buyback sinks US yields",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/gold-soars-toward-4-500-as-treasury-buyback-sinks-us-yields",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:55:54.000Z"
      }
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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."
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