Monday, 31 August 2026 The Independent Journalist · Fact-based reporting Edition: India
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"₹330 Lakh Crore Debt Monster Wins!" US Bonds Crash Again as Bessent's $4 Billion Rescue Fails to Calm Panicked Markets!

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In a dramatic reality check for global finance, the short-lived market relief sparked by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's emergency plan has completely fallen apart as US government bonds suffered another round of aggressive selling. The benchmark 30-year US Treasury yield spiked straight back up to 5.27%, wiping out almost the entire price recovery seen after the Treasury announced it would double its bond buybacks to at least $4 billion per round, while 30-year UK government yields also surged to 5.81% as the global bond sell-off intensified.

The rescue attempt failed to reassure Wall Street because big institutional investors quickly realized that pumping $4 billion into buybacks is like pouring a single bucket of water onto a massive forest fire when America's total national debt is hurtling toward $40 trillion (nearly ₹330 lakh crore). Global fund managers are deeply worried that heavy US government deficit spending, rising borrowing needs, and geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East will keep inflation hot, proving that cosmetic financial signaling cannot fix deep fiscal troubles without real spending cuts and budget discipline.

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