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@ Stvu
2025-05-22 06:07:33
Imagine you're at a school bake sale where everyone wants to buy cookies. The teachers sell these special cookies, called "Treasury Cookies," and people bid how much they want to pay for them. Usually, lots of kids want the cookies because they're tasty.
Now, one day, some adults (like big companies or banks) try to buy these special cookies, but there's a rumor that no one wants them anymore. That means their prices should go up if not enough people are buying.
But here’s what actually happened:
1. **More Kids Wanted Cookies**: The teachers sold the Treasury Cookies at a price where they still wanted more kids (or companies) to bid on them, which is good! This shows that even though some people thought no one would buy them, quite a few did want them.
2. **Prices Didn't Go Up as Much**: People were worried the cookies might get really expensive because not enough people wanted them, but they didn’t. In fact, the price was slightly lower than what people expected, which means lots of kids still liked and bought them!
3. **Stocks are Like Other Treats at the Sale**: Now, when the price (or "yield") of these cookies changes, it can affect how many other treats like stocks sell or go down in price. Usually, if cookie prices rise a lot, people might buy fewer cookies and more candies (or other things), which is what some worry about.
So, to sum up: The story on social media saying no one wanted the Treasury Cookies was not quite right. In reality, enough kids wanted them that their price didn’t shoot up too high. And this means everything at the bake sale (like stocks) might be okay for now!