[1] U.S. Department of the Treasury(USDT), “Treasury Announces Increased Sizes of Nominal Long-End Liquidity Support Buybacks Beginning September 9,” Aug. 19, 2026.
[2] The Wall Street Journal, “Scott Bessent’s Yen Trade Has Unintended Consequences for the Markets,” Aug. 5, 2026.
[3] The Wall Street Journal, “Bessent Leans Into His Role as America’s Bond Trader in Chief,” Aug. 19, 2026.
[4] Ibid.
[5] The Wall Street Journal, “Stock Market News, Aug. 19, 2026: Bond Yields Dive After Bessent Steps Up Buybacks,” Aug. 19, 2026.
[6] USDT, op. cit.
[7] The Wall Street Journal, “High Anxiety in the Bond Market,” Aug. 18, 2026.
[8] The Wall Street Journal, “U.S. Debt Just Topped $40 Trillion: How We Got Here,” Aug. 19, 2026.
[9] The Wall Street Journal, “High Anxiety in the Bond Market,” Aug. 18, 2026.
[10] The Wall Street Journal, “Bonds Are Getting Hammered, and Wall Street Says the Rout Won’t End Anytime Soon,” Aug. 18, 2026.
[11] Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE), “In trying to prop up the yen, the US wants to have its cake and eat it too,” Aug. 11, 2026.
[12] CNBC, “Bessent says U.S. backed Japan’s yen intervention to help stabilize Asia,” Aug. 4, 2026.
[13] The Wall Street Journal, “Bonds Are Getting Hammered, and Wall Street Says the Rout Won’t End Anytime Soon,” Aug. 18, 2026.
[14] DoubleLine, “Honebuto Shock: Japan Courts a Truss-Like Redux,” Jul. 20, 2026.
[15] Ibid.
[16] 메리츠증권, “미일 외환시장 공조 개입의 여러 논점들”, 2026년 8월 11일.
[17] Morgan Stanley, “Why the Yen’s Next Move Depends on the Fed,” Aug. 18, 2026.
[18] Maurice Obstfeld, op. cit.