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  1. Treasury Secretary: 50-Year Bond A Serious Contender
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Treasury Secretary: 50-Year Bond A Serious Contender

Sep 18, 2019
2019-09-18

As more investors pile into safe-haven government debt as a default risk-off maneuver, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says a 50-year bond offering is under serious consideration. It’s something the Treasury department has been mulling for some time, but Mnuchin confirmed the idea could actually come into fruition.

“This is something I have talked about over the last two years, it is something we are very seriously considering,” he said on “"Squawk Box":https://www.cnbc.com/squawk-box-us/.” “We’re looking at issuing a 50-year bond, what we could call an ultra-long bond. We think there is some demand for it. It is something we’ll very seriously consider for next year.”

Mnuchin’s latest comments come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that the country should consider the option of refinancing its current debt, which stands at over $22.5 trillion. If the 50-year bond becomes reality, the U.S. would mimic other countries who are already implementing ultra-long debt—Belgium, Mexico, Canada, and Ireland already have similar offerings in their respective markets.

“We would do this in a way that if there is demand it’s something that we would meet. I personally think it would be a good thing to expand the U.S.′ borrowing capabilities,” Mnuchin said. “I would say it’s obviously quite attractive for us to extend and derisk the U.S. Treasury borrowing. So we’re also looking at extending the weighted average maturity of the Treasury borrowing to derisk this for the U.S. people.”


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This article originally appeared on ETFTrends.com

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