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  "id": 4070824,
  "title": "The Treasury tries to rein in bond yields",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/the-treasury-tries-to-rein-in-bond-yields-4070824",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T00:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post Business",
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    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3310185/the-treasury-tries-to-rein-in-bond-yields"
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  "summary": "When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week that Washington would at least double its purchases of long-term US bonds to a minimum of US$4 billion per operation, aiming to assuage investor concerns about the government's soaring borrowing costs, the move took markets by surprise.",
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        "title": "The Treasury tries to rein in bond yields",
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        "published": "2026-08-29T00:10:00.000Z"
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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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