# Treasury intervention sparks rate relief... And Moderna’s cancer moonshot 8/19/26

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Podcast: [CNBC's "Fast Money"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnbc-s-fast-money-385199)
Published: 2026-08-19T22:11:28+00:00
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Yields and the dollar moving sharply lower after the U.S. Treasury pledged to step up debt buybacks. The traders debate whether the move just gave stocks the all-clear. Then, Mizuho’s Jared Holz reacts to the huge moves higher in Moderna and Merck, after the pair’s personalized cancer vaccine succeeded in a pivotal trial. Plus, new signs OpenAI is falling behind Anthropic, Target delivers a bullseye for investors and a humanoid robot maker’s massive Shanghai debut. Fast Money Disclaimer

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