The Treasury had a $0.9 trillion dollar deficit in Fiscal 2019 so the US government...

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The Treasury had a $0.9 trillion dollar deficit in Fiscal 2019 so the US government was issuing new long-term securities (borrowing to cover the deficit) at an average rate of $75 billion per month. This decreases the money supply which should increase interest rates and lower the price of bonds, yet long-term interest rates were relatively stable. Why?

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