Scott Bessent 'May Have Overplayed His Hand'

Bond bears are pushing benchmark Treasury yields toward the closely-watched 5% level ahead of US inflation data that stands to determine expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike next week.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns about the US bond market after Thursday's smaller-than-expected debt buyback operation sent yields to multi-year highs.

The Treasury market is in "very good shape," Bessent said in an interview with Steve Bannon.

Speaking to Caroline Hepker and Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Radio Julien Lafargue, Chief Market Strategist at Barclays Private Bank said that Bessent may have overplayed his hand. (Source: Bloomberg)