US Rates Weekly 20260821

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美国利率策略周报 20260821

SMBC08/21/2026updated 10/17/2026

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SMBC's US Rates Strategy Weekly discusses the Treasury's decision to double long-end buybacks, its implications for term yields, and the conditions under which yields might decline. The report suggests that buybacks alone are unlikely to durably lower long-term rates without credible deficit reduction, and highlights upcoming economic data and events.

Institution: SMBC
Published: 08/21/2026
Research topic: Fed policy · FED
Time horizon: near-term

FED · FED

Key arguments

The Treasury's buyback doubling is seen as an 'activist' measure to lower term yields, but its impact is limited and temporary.
Replacing term debt with bills could increase bill issuance to 25% of debt without significantly widening bill/OIS spreads, but it also increases debt service cost volatility.
Durable declines in long-end yields require credible deficit reduction, easing inflation concerns, or other supportive factors such as reduced corporate supply or lower oil prices.
The upcoming PCE report and payroll revisions are expected to be benign, potentially reducing rate hiking pressure on the Fed.

Key numbers

Additional reduction in off-the-run supply due to doubled buybacks: $12bn
Net increase in bill supply from buyback funding: around $10bn
Bill issuance as a percentage of debt outstanding: 22%
Potential bill issuance increase to: 25% of debt outstanding
10y UST yield level indicating a test: 5.25%
Long-bond yield reached: 5.33%
Core PCE forecast for July (m/m): 0.22%
Headline PCE forecast for July (m/m): 0.15%

Main risks

Risk that the Treasury's activist measures are not credible, leading to continued upward pressure on long-end yields.
Risk that oil prices rise due to geopolitical tensions, further increasing term premium and long-end yields.
Risk that corporate supply remains heavy, especially from hyperscalers, continuing to weigh on Treasuries.
Risk that disinflation slows or growth remains strong, limiting the Fed's ability to cut rates.

Corresponding source evidence

Fed Chair Warsh is expected to deliver a speech at 10 AM on Friday. Little is known about the speech at the time of writing. While Warsh is unlikely to offer near term guidance in this address, he did express at the recent July Fed meeting that he would be checking in with the five task forces beforehand. · near-term

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