Not really. All previous administrations engaged in these bond buy-backs. The Trump team just did it smarter, focusing on the long end where the issue was most acute. Well planned and superbly executed. Interventions in currency markets are also old hat, even the UK did it in the ERM crisis, Japan does it a lot, and here Trump is just helping the Japanese really. Because he's an incredibly nice man.
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