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William Simon

American financier who served as US Treasury secretary in the mid-1970s.

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  • William E. Simon

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Bessent answered a run at 5% with $5.2 billion of buybacks

Investors had held US equities near records on the view that Bessent was coordinating Trump's policy sensibly. His answer to a 10-year yield testing 5% was a buyback he announced at $6 billion and executed at about $5.2 billion.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

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