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Shares of banks and insurance companies are trading lower after the Treasury Department’s announcement that it would more than double the size of liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated bonds, which will serve to flatten the yield curve and pressure bank margins.

BenzingaAug 19, 2026, 5:47 PMBenzinga Newsdesk

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