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Bessent Flags Bigger Buyback Potential, New Fiscal Plan Coming

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the Trump administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative to address the highest borrowing costs in years.

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Bloomberg Economics ·2h ago

Bessent Flags Bigger Buyback Potential, New Fiscal Plan Coming

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he’s prepared to expand efforts to buy back costlier debt and that the Trump administration will be unveiling a new fiscal initiative to address the highest borrowing costs in years.