Did Bessent Put the Fed in a Bind?

Scritto il 20/08/2026
da Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Sri Muppidi and Anita Raghavan

The Treasury Department’s plan for bond interventions has calmed markets. But Wall Street is worried about the fallout for inflation and more.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprised Wall Street in announcing a new intervention in the bond market. Did he take the Fed by surprise, too?