1 May 2024
The U.S. Treasury has maintained its quarterly long-term debt issuance at $125 billion, while also announcing the initiation of its first buyback program in over two decades set to begin this month. These buybacks will involve 3-, 10-, and 30-year Treasuries. This decision follows three consecutive quarterly increases in note and bond sales, which reached record levels. The Treasury indicated earlier this year that no further increases are expected in the near future, and this stance was reiterated in their latest announcement. The easing of pressures on the Treasury is anticipated as the Federal Reserve may soon decelerate the reduction of its U.S. government securities holdings, a move expected by many market participants.