Bessents effort to tamp down long-term Treasury yields could force Warsh to clarify how far the Fed should go in coordinating on bonds and the balance sheet.

Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.

Bond yields climbed on Thursday, coming back from the pullback they saw the previous day.

Oil moved higher Thursday after U.S

US Treasury chief urges China to back proposed Iran sanctions US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged China to get with the programme over proposed sanctions on Iran, saying Beijing would benefit from the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lower energy prices

Scott Bessent has not said if countries such as China could be targeted in an effort to economically isolate Tehran.

US vows to 'collapse' Iran with new sanctions as energy prices spike Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 08/20/2026 - 19:32 Soaring commodity and shipping prices underscore the risks of inflation as US readies 'economic D-Day' US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to members of the press outside the White House on 20 August 2026, in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off The US will impose "the toughest sanctions in history on Iran , Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday, vowing to ramp up economic pressure on the Islamic Republic even as the economic toll of the war builds

US targets Hezbollah with fresh sanctions The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority,according to a statement seen by Reuters, in a move aimed at emphasizing its links to theIranian government. While Hezbollah is not being designated under any new authority, the Treasury Department is re-designating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist "for service to theIranian regime under the command ofIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force," according to the statement.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that there's a "very good chance" of the U.S

Bessent said his department is going "make a market" in the longer-dated securities where yields have been surging lately.

The Treasury Department has issued new Trump Account guidance, emphasizing low-cost investments.

The US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in history, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday.

The move would likely impact hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have Social Security numbers and have received authorization to work in the U.S., experts said.

Treasury's move to buy back more long-term debt cooled a bond selloff, but economists warn it could raise new inflation and independence questions for the Fed

The announcement targets the sensitive longer-duration part of the Treasury market.

Currency strategists flag Treasury risk, softer U.S

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note the key benchmark for U.S

Long-dated fixed income hit their highest level in almost two decades amid a worsening U.S

And in July, advocates for Palestinian rights in the US also filed a lawsuit in a New York City federal court, seeking an injunction to stop the Trump administration's enforcement of sanctions against groups or individuals liaising with the ICC. US Treasury lifts sanctions against UN rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese Read More Democracy for the Arab World Now, founded by the late Middle East Eye columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, said they felt compelled to immediately go to court after Rubio wrote in an opinion piece that the US was willing to dismantle the ICC "brick by brick"

US announces sanctions on ICC president and senior lawyer US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US imposed sanctions on Tuesday on Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who is president of the ICC, and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, according to the US Treasury Department website

The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury has surged to its highest level in 19 years, and some strategists see scope for the move to go further.

Treasury yields were higher as traders awaited the latest FOMC minutes due later this week.

The moves come after the latest retail sales figures missed expectations and the U.S

Bessent says US set to apply measures never seen on Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washingtonis going to apply measures that have "never been seen" on Iran

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors await July's inflation data print amid ongoing Iran tensions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidance that could allow parents to make pretax contributions to a child's Trump Account directly from their paycheck.

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower at the start of the week as investors look ahead to a busy week of economic data, particularly key inflation data.

The U.S

US Treasury targets crypto exchanges in new Iran sanctions The United States on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto forIrans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other groups linked to theIranian state

The coordinated involvement from the Treasury and BoJ had initially lifted the yen as low as 155 to the dollar, down from just above 163 beforehand.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that Iran and the U.S

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would allow freedom of navigation.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a deal with Iran could be reached on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note the key benchmark for U.S

Reports suggest that Washington sold euros to fund its intervention to avoid impacting the sensitive U.S Treasury market.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to defend the yen without selling Treasurys into a sensitive U.S

Yields are falling as oil prices pull back.

Japan's finance ministry said Monday it conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention with the U.S. Treasury on Friday.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held a video call on Thursday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also China's lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, held a video call on Thursday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

U.S. Treasury yields continued their upward climb on Thursday as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady.

The Fed held interest rates steady, but long-term Treasury yields jumped

Gundlach said the divergent moves across the Treasury curve showed investors' skepticism that the Fed will ultimately follow through.

The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged at the range of 3.5% to 3.75%.

The announcement came as President Donald Trump warned the United States would strikeIran"hard" after a missile attack against US bases in Jordan, reigniting the war after a days-long pause. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that a schemebacked by the IRGC "forces commercial vessels to purchase mandatory maritime 'insurance' to transit the Strait." "These entities manufacture risk - including the threat of vessel seizures - and then charge commercial vessels for coverage against dangers created by the regime itself," a parallel State Department statement said.

Traders are awaiting the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision this week.

About 7 million American children have been signed up for Trump Accounts, according to a new tally from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Many types of consumer loans such as mortgages peg their interest rate to the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds, which has been moving higher.

U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Wednesday, following oil prices higher, as traders also reacted to a slump in weekly claims for unemployment insurance.