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The Treasury Department is running an expanded bond buyback program, and the mechanics matter. By repurchasing long-dated debt with proceeds from short-term bill issuance, Treasury is effectively shortening the maturity profile of outstanding obligations — applying direct fiscal pressure on long-term yields without printing a single dollar of new money.
On the tariff front, companies have been quietly collecting refund checks since the Supreme Court struck down portions of the Trump administration's levy structure. The scale of that corporate reimbursement is drawing attention, with consumers and advocacy groups now asking why relief flowed to balance sheets rather than to household budgets — a political tension that is unlikely to fade.
Navitas Semiconductor took a sharp hit this week as investors reassessed their appetite for specialized AI hardware names. The selloff reflects a broader rotation away from niche plays in the artificial intelligence supply chain, where valuations had stretched well ahead of near-term revenue visibility. When sentiment shifts in that corner of the market, the moves can be swift and unforgiving.
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