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  "id": 3010607,
  "title": "Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/bessent-could-tap-near-1-trillion-treasury-general-account-to-fund",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/24/bessent-1-trillion-treasury-general-account-bond-buybacks.html"
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  "summary": "Using the TGA would provide the Treasury with considerable firepower to influence long-term bond yields.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Treasury yields fall as investors brace for Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote amid bond fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/treasury-yields-fall-as-investors-brace-for-warshs-jackson-hole",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:24:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Markets",
        "title": "Global Bond Yields Fall on Declining Oil, Prospects of Further Treasury Steps to Tackle Recent Highs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/global-bond-yields-fall-on-declining-oil-prospects-of-further",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "First Thing: New Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces early test amid bond market worries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/first-thing-new-fed-chair-kevin-warsh-faces-early-test-amid-bond",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:28:35.000Z"
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