US Treasuries fell a day after the Trump administration’s surprise decision to increase buybacks of longer-dated bonds, showing the move did little to counter angst about the surging government debt that pushed some yields to a 19-year high.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/bessent-s-plan-at-best-circuit-breaker-for-global-bond-slump)