Will the US Treasury buyback be a game changer for markets?

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<p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">In case you missed it: <a href="https://investinglive.com/news/us-treasury-is-increasing-the-size-of-liquidity-support-buyback-operations-for-longer-dated-securities/" rel="follow">US Treasury is increasing the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated securities</a></p><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">That was the big announcement that has gotten markets buzzing again this week. Essentially, the US Treasury is doubling the size of buybacks at the long-end of the curve. So, that adds more liquidity i.e. supply into the market after having seen 30-year yields surge to its highest since 2007 earlier in the week. As a result, the dollar got slammed down alongside bond yields while stocks and precious metals surged higher.</p><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">The question now is, how significant is this change and will it be one to shift the structural outlook of not just the bond market but broader markets as well?</p><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">Let's first address the impact of the announcement. The main point here is to bolster market liquidity and in that lieu, it definitely buys some relief for the long-end of the curve.</p><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">However, that relief might just be short-term. What the US Treasury is doing here is no different than their recent steps to try and help