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Treasury buybacks improve market liquidity but cannot offset net sovereign-duration supply. Higher real term premiums are compressing corporate investment horizons and favoring projects with contracted revenue, regulated returns, scarcity rents, subsidies, and shorter payback periods.
Gold's rally reflects a fiscal-sustainability and currency-debasement premium. Treasury buybacks, regulatory support for Treasury demand, and rising term premiums matter more than the traditional real-yield model.