Two cheers for Scott Bessent. The treasury secretary and former hedge fund manager pulled off another financial coup on Aug. 19 when he offered to provide at least double the expected amount of liquidity for long-term government bonds, sending yields tumbling. The drop in interest rates reduced stress in the bond market and may reduce the Treasury’s…
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