Results of Monday's Treasury bill auctions:
91-day (13-week) bill: $31 billion
- Primary Dealer: $12.13 billion
- Direct Bidder: $1.55 billion
- Indirect Bidder (foreign): $15.88 billion
- Bid to cover ratio: 3.57
- Indirect bidder percentage: 51%
- Primary Dealer: $13.99 billion
- Direct Bidder: $1.49 billion
- Indirect Bidder (foreign): $14.29 billion
- Bid to cover ratio: 3.14
- Indirect Bidder percentage: 46%
Significantly high foreign bidder percentage for both auctions for short-term Treasuries. No wonder yield curve is steep (see posts.)
On Tuesday, there will be auctions for 4-week bill and 52-week bill.
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