{
  "id": 3325985,
  "title": "Short Squeeze in US Swaps, Options Shows ‘Bessent Put’ at Work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/short-squeeze-in-us-swaps-options-shows-bessent-put-at-work",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:35:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/short-squeeze-in-us-swaps-options-shows-bessent-put-at-work"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s surprise plan to tamp down US borrowing costs by expanding bond buybacks may have sparked fierce debate about its ultimate effectiveness, but key market metrics and positioning show that it’s having an impact.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}