U.S. Treasury to Double Bond Buyback Operation Cap From Sept. 9
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The U.S. Treasury signaled a larger bond buyback/repurchase operation starting Sept. 9, doubling the per-operation cap for long-term liquidity support from $2B to at least $4B, while indicating no purchases have occurred yet. Reports that Treasury may draw materially from the Treasury General Account to fund the expansion highlight a shift in Treasury cash and market-liquidity management, with near-term implications for long-duration U.S. rates and Treasury market functioning.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bentsen said on Aug. 25 (UTC+8) that the department has not yet carried out any bond repurchases under its buyback program, adding that the next operation is scheduled for Sept. 9.
The Treasury previously said that, starting Sept. 9, it will raise the maximum size of its long-term liquidity support buyback operations from $2 billion per operation to at least $4 billion.
Market sources also said the Treasury could draw roughly $1 trillion from its Treasury General Account to support the newly announced expansion of the program. (Source: BlockBeats)
