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Treasury doubles long-bond buyback limit to $40 billion

The US Treasury announced the change on August 19, sending yields lower immediately.

Marcus Vance
Markets Reporter
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As of 2026-08-23 06:47 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
The US Treasury announced on August 19 that it is doubling the daily limit for long-term Treasury bond buybacks from 20 billion dollars to 40 billion dollars.[2]