Pre-Market Update: US Treasury Bond Buyback Sends Bitcoin to $70,000 and Pushes Yields Lower

TLDR

• Bitcoin surged over 10% to hit $70,000 for the first time since early June after the US Treasury intervened in the bond market
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved to lower long-dated bond yields, causing the 10-year yield to fall to 4.65% and the 30-year to 5.19%
• US stock futures traded mixed Thursday, with the Dow down 0.1%, S&P 500 flat, and Nasdaq 100 up 0.1%
• Walmart reported strong earnings but its stock fell on slowing US sales growth
• The US national debt crossed $40 trillion as Trump threatened “economic warfare” against Iran

The US Treasury made a surprise move this week, announcing it would at least double bond buybacks for longer-duration bonds. The move was designed to push long-term yields lower.

BREAKING: The US Treasury announces it will double the size long-term US government debt buybacks following the rapid surge in US Treasury yields.

Repurchases of $2 billion will now be increased to "at least" $4 billion, the US Treasury said.

The move is intended to provide…

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