US Treasury Buyback Program Draws Comparison to Short-Selling Bans, Says Asset Manager

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Studio Financial Holdings, Inc. has cautioned that while governments can influence market pricing over the short term, sustaining price levels that diverge from fundamental values over the long haul remains a formidable challenge.

Senior fixed-income strategist Masico Lu remarked: "The expanded scale of US Treasury buybacks sends yet another signal that policymakers have limited tolerance for rising long-end yields. However, this measure barely scratches the surface of the root issue: persistent fiscal deficits in an environment where inflation remains above target."

"In some respects, this evokes memories of short-selling bans—such actions can nudge market behavior modestly, but they hardly alter the trajectory of underlying fundamentals."

"The lessons from the Bank of Japan's yield curve control policy are similar: these tools work best when market participants broadly anticipate lower inflation and interest rates. The current circumstances, however, differ markedly."

"The US finds itself in an environment with more pronounced structural inflationary pressures, with the fiscal deficit hovering near 6% of GDP."

"Buyback operations may help improve market functioning and temporarily ease upward pressure on long-end yields, but this resembles more of a delaying tactic than a resolution of deeper imbalances."

"Ultimately, markets will reprice according to fundamentals."

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