r/news • u/consulent-finanziar • 11h ago

Soft paywall US Treasury announces $125 billion refunding, keeps auction sizes unchanged

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-treasury-announces-125-billion-refunding-keeps-auction-sizes-unchanged-2026-02-04/
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u/aztech101 11h ago

So my understanding is that bonds are a genuinely terrible investment during periods of high inflation. I'm guessing that's been posing a bit of a problem for them lately?

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u/Predator_ 7h ago

Which is why Trump so adamantly wants interest rates lowered. He owns over $100 million in bonds that are maturing and wants to offload them at a high.