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Sep 10
59m 43s

What Bessent Is Really Doing in the Bond...

Wealthion
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Scott Bessent is making a major move in the U.S. Treasury market as long-term bond yields remain under pressure. Mike Green joins Maggie Lake to explain what Bessent is really trying to accomplish with expanded Treasury bond buybacks — and why he believes the deeper problem in the bond market is being widely misunderstood. Green breaks down the changing str ... Show More
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