The $40T Debt Crisis: Failed Treasury Buybacks and Bond Market Fragility

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2026年09月19日 ▼
Macro Overview: US national debt reaches $40 trillion, eroding middle-class stability.
Treasury Operations: Government doubled long-bond buybacks to artificially suppress yields.
Market Reaction: Intervention failed; Treasury yields and mortgage rates spiked.
Microstructure Shift: Leveraged hedge fund basis trades have displaced primary dealers as marginal buyers.
Systemic Risk: Extreme reliance on leveraged private liquidity signals critical structural vulnerability in US sovereign debt.