The U.S. Treasury planned a Thursday purchase of up to $6 billion in longer-dated government debt, market coverage in The Star noted, aligning with Secretary Scott Bessent’s effort to backstop liquidity after yields jumped to multi-year highs.

The operation follows a weak $70 billion five-year note auction that deepened the selloff. Officials frame buybacks as market-function tools, not yield-curve control.

Accounts agree the buyback is reactive to stress; they diverge on whether $6 billion can matter against global duration dumping.

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