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Scott Bessent just made a bold move on the bond market

5 outlets 11 reports 47 hours Finance
finance.yahoo.com6 ft.com2 politico.com wsj.com marketwatch.com
19 August 2026
16:57 finance.yahoo.com first
Bessent Doubles Down on the Bond Market Nobody Wanted
17:02 politico.com +5m
Bessent announces move to buy back more US debt after days of bond market pain
17:59 wsj.com +56m
Why Scott Bessent Is Playing With the Treasury Market
21:50 finance.yahoo.com +3h
Did Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Just Save the Bond Market? Probably Not — Here’s What Traders Need to Know.
20 August 2026
17:25 marketwatch.com +19h
Bessent suggests Treasury could intervene again in bond market: ‘We have a big tool kit’
18:35 finance.yahoo.com +1h
Scott Bessent Steadied the Bond Market — President Trump’s Iran Threat Wiped It Out in Less Than a Day
19:46 finance.yahoo.com +1h
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21 August 2026
01:47 finance.yahoo.com +6h
Bessent Promises a New Fiscal Plan as His Bond Market Intervention Fizzles
06:00 ft.com +4h
Scott Bessent takes on bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasury market
12:37 ft.com +6h
Bitcoin and gold surge as Bessent’s bond market intervention weighs on dollar
16:17 finance.yahoo.com +3h
Scott Bessent just made a bold move on the bond market
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