Treasury's Bond-Buyback Blitz Sends Gold Soaring
US Treasury doubles its bond-repurchase program to $4 billion or more starting September 9, in an effort to bolster market depth and address emerging illiquidity across long-dated government debt.
The move sent shockwaves through financial markets, with the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) recording its strongest single-day rally since 2022 as spot gold prices jumped $100 in less than 45 minutes to a multi-month peak above $4,460 per troy ounce.
The Treasury's aggressive step was taken after intense pressure in debt markets earlier in the week, when the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond touched 5.31%, its highest borrowing rate since 2007. The announcement sent the 30-year yield plummeting nearly 0.10 percentage points to 5.19%, its lowest level in two weeks.
The impact was felt across multiple global asset classes, with major US stock indices snapping a three-session losing streak and ETFs tracking long-dated government debt posting notable gains.