Planned debt buybacks not meant for periods of market stress, US Treasury official says

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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's planned buyback of its outstanding securities next year is aimed at improving ...

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury's planned buyback of its outstanding securities next year is aimed at improving liquidity in the bond market, but it is unlikely toSaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 21, 2023 | SaltWireNEW YORK - The U.S.

"This limits our ability to rapidly increase the size of buybacks to a level potentially necessary to alleviate market stress without resulting in significant costs for the taxpayer," Frost said. Next year when it relaunches the buyback scheme, the Treasury said in August that it intends to set a maximum amount that will be announced at each refunding. This will initially begin at $30 billion per quarter for purchases made for liquidity support, and $120 billion or the first year for buybacks made for cash management purchases.

 

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