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US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Treasury's Buyback Surprise

US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt, a sign that investors see it as only a short-lived remedy to curb borrowing costs. Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, reacts to the treasury market moves.

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ICE's Sprecher on Clarity Act, Polymarket Funding, Expanded Trading Hours

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Sprecher says the Clarity Act would help define rules about crypto. He also talks about ICE's $1.6 billion investment in Polymarket, a leading prediction market platform, and the possibility of expanding trading hours. He speaks to Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall in Washington.

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CFTC's Selig Says Clarity Act Gives Crypto Clear Rules

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig says the crypto industry will get market structure rules even if Congress does not pass the so-called Clarity Act. Selig says he's optimistic the bill will pass, but regulators are ready to act if it doesn't. He speaks to Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall.

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Treasury Action Not a Fed Game Changer for September, Says Evercore's Guha

Krishna Guha, vice chair and head of central bank strategy at Evercore ISI, says the US Treasury Department's move to increase its planned purchases of outstanding 10-year to 30-year debt "certainly complicates things" for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, but won't impact the central bank's September decision on interest rates.

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