August 19, 2026
United States:
Bessent Boosts Debt Buybacks After Climb in Treasury Yields
The US Treasury unexpectedly announced it’s ramping up buybacks of long-dated government debt, taking the action in the wake of yields on such securities hitting the highest levels in years.
Just two weeks after releasing its planned schedule for buybacks this quarter, the Treasury Department on Wednesday said it’s “increasing, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations” for securities dated from the 10-year to the 30-year sector.
Europe:
UK Inflation Climbs to Four-Month High as Energy Bills Rise
UK inflation accelerated in July after energy bills surged, ending a short period of respite for hard-pressed British households.
Consumer prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier, up from a 15-month low of 2.6% in June, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.
Asia:
Japan’s Earnings Surprise Analysts to Fuel Bets for Broad Rally
Japanese companies posted their largest earnings beat in five years despite soaring oil costs, fueling hopes that strong profit growth across sectors can broaden the market rally beyond AI-related trades.
Some 71% of local firms reported profits that exceeded analyst forecasts in the three months ended June, Bloomberg data showed, with aggregate net income at the 500 biggest companies topping ¥21 trillion ($132 billion), eclipsing the previous record of about ¥18 trillion notched a year ago.
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