[U.S. Treasury Bond Buyback Announcement Extends Decline: Market Views $6 Billion Cap as Insufficient] Odaily Planet Daily News – The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will purchase at least $4 billion and up to $6 billion in long-term government debt during the first operation of its expanded buyback program, demonstrating its determination to curb the recent rise in borrowing costs. U.S. Treasury bonds extended their earlier decline following the announcement, indicating that the scale of the buyback fell short of some investors' expectations. The success of the expanded buyback program remains to be seen. After the initial announcement of the plan last month, yields fell but subsequently rebounded. The benchmark 10-year yield reached its highest point of 2023 last week. Economist Guha, who previously worked at the New York Federal Reserve, stated: 'The challenge has always been whether the impact of these interventions can be sustained without more significant fundamental changes.' Moreover, the maximum scale of the buyback operation does not necessarily mean the Treasury will purchase that amount of bonds. However, in buybacks targeting long-term nominal debt, the department often purchases the full amount. Since the program was relaunched in 2024, only two out of 52 such operations have not done so. (Jin10)