Stanley Druckenmiller, the American investor who also mentored Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in his early career, suggested in an opinion piece on Wall Street Journal that the U.S. Treasury’s buyback move was a policy error.

A crucial earnings week awaits markets, where results from chipmakers including Nvidia and Marvell Technologies are expected.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s plan to artificially suppress long-term borrowing costs could backfire by weakening the dollar and reigniting inflationary pressures, Citadel warns.

On Monday morning, the yield on the 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year Treasury notes traded between 2.5 and 3 basis points lower as of this writing after a volatile week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X that ‘an economic D-Day’ was about to dawn on Iran on Monday, when Washington is expected to announce fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern country.

Speaking on 30-year yields, Michael Howell said that he sees yields rising to 6%, leaving the economy to depend on refinancing.

Global investors are increasingly focused on the U.S. fixed-income market this August as ballooning federal debt, Treasury buyback operations, and a flood of high-grade corporate bond sales drive long-duration yields higher.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt and soaring deficits could trigger a fiscal crisis within one to five years.

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