Stock Market Today (Aug. 20, 2026): Dow futures flat after Treasury announces bigger bond buybacks
The Treasury Department said it will more than double repurchases of 10-, 20- and 30-year debt over the next few months.
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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Academy Securities, calls the US Treasury Department’s move to increase its planned purchases of outstanding 10-year to 30-year debt “kind of mediocre” and says the Federal Reserve needs to talk about cutting rates and take hikes off the…”
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