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Gold Jumps, Curve Flattens On Report Treasury To Tap Trillion-Dollar TGA To Fund Bond Buybacks
Gold Jumps, Curve Flattens On Report Treasury To Tap Trillion-Dollar TGA To Fund Bond Buybacks
Having seen yields rebound from their initial decline following the upping of Treasury (long-end) buybacks to 'at least $4BN' per operation (and increased its total planned operations), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent jawboned late last week about his 'bigger toolkit' and 'asymmetric information' in an attempt to further strengthen the 'Treasury Put'.
Unfortunately for him, the market (vigilant as ever), decided to test him with yields ending the week at the highs.
So this morning, two senior Treasury officials...
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Jul 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
France Pushes Syria Strategic Energy Corridor Vision Despite Bombing During Macron Visit
France Pushes Syria Strategic Energy Corridor Vision Despite Bombing During Macron Visit
Via The Cradle
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday said that Paris is developing "alternative routes" following a return to war between the US and Iran, singling out Syria as a primary gateway to Persian Gulf oil.
"Among all the efforts we have made since the start of this crisis, there is the idea of preparing alternative routes so that we are not dependent on blockages here or there," Barrot said.
AFP/Getty Images: French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with...
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Aug 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US
Saudi Arabia Has Five Points Of Leverage Over The US
Authored by Andrew Korybko,
It probably won’t ever muster up the political will to use them, however, but the possibility always remains.
Trump recently surprised the Saudis by demanding that they recognize Israel as the precondition for the US implementing their newly signed nuclear energy deal, which wasn’t part of the agreement. This follows him humiliating Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman earlier in the spring by claiming that he’d been “kissing my ass” for rejuvenating the US economy. His mistreatment of the Kingdom and...
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Sep 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Copper Chart Causing Alarm
The Copper Chart Causing Alarm
Copper futures in London continue to move higher, once again approaching record highs, as US buyers purchase record volumes from the seaborne market, with imports reaching 200,000 tons in July. A phased US tariff would keep that buying in motion for longer, further tightening the ex-US market and limiting any near-term price correction in London trading.
Rafael Barcellos, head of Latin American Metals & Mining and Pulp & Paper Equity Research at Bradesco BBI, wrote in a note last week that global mine supply is deteriorating....
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