Topic: Corporate Bonds

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Caconian
Episode 1897 1:11:37 - 1:15:32

1897: Caconian

Treasury Buybacks, Scott Bessent's Market Strategy

Treasury advisor Scott Bessent is implementing a strategy to lower interest rates by increasing the size of government bond buybacks. The goal is to signal that current yields do not reflect underlying fundamentals, which have been distorted by massive corporate bond issuance for AI projects. The hosts explain how the Treasury is using short-term T-bills to fund these operations.