BlockBeats News, August 20th. The U.S. federal debt has officially exceeded $40 trillion, with a $432 billion deficit in the month of July alone. The interest payment on the debt has surpassed Medicare in the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, becoming the second largest federal budget item after Social Security spending. With the fiscal deficit still accounting for about 6% of GDP and long-term debt supply continuing to increase, the issue facing U.S. Treasury yields is no longer just inflation but also the simultaneous rise of fiscal supply, government financing needs, and term premiums. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department has announced an increase in the repurchase size of 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds, attempting to alleviate the upward pressure on long-term yields. This move has provided short-term relief to the bond market sentiment and reflects the government's heightened sensitivity to the financing cost pressure from elevated long-term bond yields.Yesterday, the market quickly responded to this policy signal. The DXY fell by 0.9% to around 97.9, BTC surged by 7.13% to $69,310, and gold simultaneously rose by 4.31% to $4,522. The weakening of the U.S. dollar and the retreat of long-term yields allowed non-dollar assets and high Beta assets to be repriced, with the synchronized strength of BTC and gold particularly worthy of attention.However, it is important to note that the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes still indicate that several officials believe that if inflation cannot sustain a downward trajectory, there may still be a need for future interest rate hikes, showing that monetary policy has not shifted towards accommodation. Therefore, yesterday's market performance was more akin to a financial easing and dollar repricing after the Treasury Department intervened in the long bond market, rather than a rate cut trade.For BTC, the key going forward is whether the DXY and U.S. Treasury long-term yields can maintain their weakness. If the U.S. dollar continues to weaken and long-term bond yields remain stable, BTC is expected to continue its current rebound. However, if inflation stickiness and the $40 trillion debt reintroduce term premiums, causing U.S. Treasury yields to rise again, it will once more exert valuation pressure on the crypto market.
