Crypto and Gold Rise as US Treasury Doubles Long-Bond Buybacks

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Key Takeaways

  • Treasury raises long-end buyback ceiling to $4B.
  • Expanded operations begin on September 9.
  • Bitcoin and Ethereum gained in supplied snapshot.
  • Solana and Zcash led hourly gains.
  • Gold’s daily chart gained 3.4%.

Treasury announced that it will raise the maximum purchase amount for 10-to-20-year and 20-to-30-year nominal coupon securities from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation. The expanded limits take effect on September 9 and remain in place through November 4.

CNBC reported that long-term yields fell after the news. The supplied market snapshots also showed broad crypto gains and a sharp daily rise in gold. The announcement offers one clear channel between those moves: lower Treasury yields can improve risk appetite while reducin...

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