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The Indicator from Planet Money · September 1, 2026 · 9m

A Treasury showdown with the bond market

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The Indicator examines why the U.S. Treasury is planning to buy back at least double its usual number of long-dated government bonds. The episode considers whether Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's buyback plan will put him in conflict with both the bond markets and the Federal Reserve. It sets out to explain what the Treasury is doing and how that could matter for listeners.

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Treasury is doubling long-dated bond buybacks
The U.S. Treasury is planning to buy back at least double its usual number of long-dated government bonds.
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Bessent's buyback plan could pit him against bond markets and the Fed
The episode asks whether Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's buyback plan will put him at odds with both the bond markets and the Federal Reserve.
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