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The Treasury Department will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt to maintain market liquidity.

The Treasury Department announced it will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt in an operation intended to keep bond markets functioning. This measure triples the normal buyback amount and follows a previous statement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the department would at least double the normal amount for already-issued securities.

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Future operations are expected to be at least $4 billion. Market reaction to the announcement was negative, with Treasury yields rising and showing volatility. The benchmark 10-year issue reached 4.841% around 11:30 a.m. ET, while the 20-year climbed to 5.314% and the 30-year bond rose 5 basis points to 5.3%. The buybacks are intended to manage government debt markets, specifically for 10- and 20-year notes, and to limit Treasury yields. Higher yields have been driven by government debt exceeding $40 trillion, inflation fears from tariffs and the Iran war, and rising energy prices. The actual buybacks will occur on Thursday during a 20-minute window concluding at 2 p.m. ET.

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