U.S. Treasury Bond Yields Surge in 2023
The Pure Report account · 3 sources · as of Aug 21, 12:46 UTC
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose back to 4.69% on Thursday, and yields on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit their highest point in almost two decades on Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Treasury would double the size of a bond buyback program starting next month to $4 billion per operation from $2 billion.
What we know
- Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit their highest point in almost two decades.
receipt
“Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit their highest point in almost two decades on Tuesday.” — verbatim from The Hill · article
Attributed reporting
- According to apnews.com, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Treasury would double the size of a bond buyback program starting next month to $4 billion per operation from $2 billion.
receipt
“Bessent surprised financial markets by announcing that Treasury would double the size of a bond buyback program starting next month to $4 billion per operation from $2 billion.” — verbatim from apnews.com · article
How each side framed it · in their own words
Framing spectrum · 3 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): The Hill (center), Aug 20, 22:27 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 1 | 1 | Axios |
| Center | 2 | 2 | The Hill, apnews.com |
Report-by-report timeline · 3
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