The US Treasury announced that it’s doubling its repurchases of government debt to help the bond market out. At its core, the move means that the Treasury will be a larger buyer of older, longer-duration debt, providing liquidity to a part of the market that historically has shown strong demand.

The US Treasury announced that it’s doubling its repurchases of government debt to help the bond market out.At its core, the move means that the Treasury will be a larger buyer of older, longer-duration debt, providing liquidity to a part of the market that historically has shown strong demand.