President Donald Trump bought up to $161 million in bonds during March 2026. The disclosure came in a Periodic Transaction Report released by the US Office of Government Ethics.
The filing arrives days before the Federal Open Market Committee meets to decide on interest rates. The vote could move bond prices broadly across the market.
Filing Shows Heavy Bond Buying Across Sectors
The filing lists 175 transactions, with 164 purchases and 11 sales. Trump’s report uses value brackets rather than exact dollar amounts. The bond purchases total at least $51 million at the low end of those ranges.
Many of the largest trades fell into the $1 million to $5 million bracket. Most of those positions were municipal bonds or US Treasuries. The combined upper-end value across all transactions reaches about $161 million.
The buys also covered corporate debt from Nvidia, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Boeing. Other issuers named in the filing include Citigroup, Netflix, General Motors, Broadcom, and Meta.
The disclosure also lists a high-yield bond exchange-traded fund.
Fed Rate Decision Could Move Bond Prices
The Federal Open Market Committee begins its two-day meeting on Tuesday. The committee releases its rate decision on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern.
The Fed last cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points in December, its third reduction of 2025.
Treasury yields fell after that decision, and bond prices rose across the market. The 10-year yield dropped more than three basis points immediately afterward.
A second cut would likely produce a similar response, since bond prices generally move inversely to interest rates. Markets will watch Wednesday’s vote for guidance on whether the bond rally has further room to extend.
