
Concerns Rise Over US Treasury Bond Market Stability
Concerns are growing regarding the stability of the US treasury bond market, prompting questions about the future of the US as a safe haven for investments.
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The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?
The US is scooping up treasury bonds in an effort to raise their price and push yields down – but it’s not working The bond market is driving the Trump administration crazy. Last week, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the government would sharply ramp up its purchase of treasury bonds, in an effort to raise their price and thus push down their yield, which amounts to the interest rate the government pays on its debt. It didn’t quite work as planned. Yields on treasurys fe...
By Eduardo Porter
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