{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Solutions Economic and Market Watch","title":"Shutting Off the Warning Lights — August 31, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a471fca9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":368,"description":"Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he explores why the Treasury is buying long-term bonds, what that means for interest rates and borrowers, and why efforts to suppress market signals may create larger problems down the road.\nRead the transcript of this episode. \nDownload last week's intelligence brief, \"$40 Trillion in Federal Debt.\"\nContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop. \nFollow the Economic & Market Watch podcast.\nVisit the archives for more intelligence briefs.\nVisit us, download this week's intelligence brief and dashboard and explore economic insights on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions. \nSources:\nTentative-Buyback-Schedule.pdf\nMarket Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis (DGS10) | FRED | St. Louis Fed\nMarket Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis (DGS30) | FRED | St. Louis Fed\nBessent vows bigger buybacks after bond yields erased the US Treasury's relief rally | Euronews ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nV4Vz7C7Qg3N2PQKSZbQItz2uGaXmhnWzhz9VTpv0xg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OTcy/NWY2OTZhOTNkZmIw/ODg4MGM1NjJjN2Zi/ODRmMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}