Aug 19 2026

The memory selloff reverses, as the US Treasury doubles its long-bond buyback size and SK Hynix approves the largest share buyback-and-cancellation in South Korean corporate history.

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Treasury increased operations for 10-to-30-year debt from $2B to $4B per operation, starting September 9th; the 30-year yield fell from Tuesday's 5.333% close to as low as 5.18%. SK Hynix retired 40 trillion won, about $28.6B, of treasury shares.

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