Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been warning investors that they are making a mistake by bidding up the price of oil and driving up US Treasury yields, saying he has valuable information on government policy plans that they don't possess. Despite Bessent's warnings, benchmark oil has jumped over $100 a barrel and 10-year Treasury yields have shot up to a fresh three-year high of 4.85%, with some analysts saying "the market has called his bluff". Bessent's efforts to jawbone the bond market have been met with skepticism on Wall Street, given that they aren't tackling the forces pushing yields higher, such as the US budget deficit and the war in Iran.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's attempts to influence oil prices and US Treasury yields through public statements ('jawboning') are being tested by market participants who are betting against his predictions.
- Despite Bessent's warnings of 'asymmetric information' and policy plans, benchmark oil prices have risen and Treasury yields have hit a three-year high, leading some analysts to believe the market has 'called his bluff'.
- The article suggests Bessent's interventions are limited by factors like the US budget deficit and the Iran war, and his credibility is being questioned as market forces appear to be overriding his verbal guidance.
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