Markets
Bessent's interventions amount to QE, and 'gold is the must-have asset' - ByteTree's Morris - KITCO
Bessent's interventions amount to QE, and 'gold is the must-have asset' - ByteTree's Morris - KITCO
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Geopolitics
U.S. record 40 trillion-dollar debts fuel global financial risks - People's Daily Online
U.S. record 40 trillion-dollar debts fuel global financial risks - People's Daily Online
Macro
Treasury Bond Manipulation Is Failing Already. What’s Next?
Also, we have a severe clash between fed policy and Treasury bond manipulations.
Macro
Treasury to Double Long-Bond Buybacks, Moscow Imposes Fuel Rationing, Israel Unveils Execution Facility
Today's Digest covers US debt and buybacks, costly colleges, Russian fuel caps and ERCOT surge, Iran sanctions, Israeli airstrikes and execution facility, CA's Stop Nick Shirley Act, de-banking, and Clancy's overmedication.
Macro
Trump urges bond sales after Bessent increases UST buybacks, Luke Gromen notes - Traders Union
Trump urges bond sales after Bessent increases UST buybacks, Luke Gromen notes - Traders Union
Markets
Gold prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Gold rallies after Treasury announcement, FOMC meeting minutes
Gold prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Gold rallies after Treasury announcement, FOMC meeting minutes
Energy
Houthis Move to Gain Complete Control Over Crucial Bab el-Mandeb Oil Chokepoint
The Yemeni Houthis are planning to seize land along the Yemeni coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, tightening their control of the chokepoint. The information comes from the minister of information in the government that the Houthis are fighting in Yemen and suggests further disruption to marine traf
Markets
What is Bessent doing with the $32tn Treasury market — and will it work?
US Treasury secretary has made a high-stakes bet he can beat back soaring borrowing costs
Geopolitics
Yield surge and Treasury buyback: how debt dynamics threaten American dominance - The Standard (HK)
Yield surge and Treasury buyback: how debt dynamics threaten American dominance - The Standard (HK)
Geopolitics
United States debt exceeds 40 trillion dollars for the first time - Atalayar
United States debt exceeds 40 trillion dollars for the first time - Atalayar
Macro
Treasury Bond Manipulation Is Failing Already. What’s Next? - MishTalk
Treasury Bond Manipulation Is Failing Already. What’s Next? - MishTalk
Markets
Silver prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Silver opens higher on Treasury’s news of increased debt buybacks
Silver prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Silver opens higher on Treasury’s news of increased debt buybacks