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Bessent challenges Druckenmiller on bond investments, stating, 'He dislikes financial losses.

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Announcement of expanded long-dated Treasury buybacks is supportive, but rising long-term yields driven by geopolitical risk have already pressured TLT, leaving the net effect unclear until purchases occur or yields stabilize.

TLT · iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

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TLT faces mixed forces: the Treasury’s announcement of doubled long-dated bond buybacks and Bessent’s claim the announcement alone eased yields are supportive for long-duration Treasuries, but near-term geopolitical risk and rising 10-year yields have already pushed TLT lower. With Treasury not yet executing purchases and market moves driven by Iran-related risk, there is insufficient clear net evidence to call a directional tilt.

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