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US Buyback Pledge Draws Japan Comparisons and Pressures Dollar - Bloomberg.com

Published by Bloomberg By Vassilis Karamanis, Alice Gledhill · 21 August 2026 at 18:53
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US Buyback Pledge Draws Japan Comparisons and Pressures Dollar - Bloomberg.com
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The US bond buyback pledge that whipsawed markets this week is prompting comparisons with policies in Japan, where efforts to contain borrowing costs resulted in prolonged currency weakness.

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