Kicking off this week's series of announcements of the results of its long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department revealed Tuesday that this month's sale of $60 billion worth of two-year notes attracted average demand.
The two-year note auction drew a high yield of 0.249 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.54.
Last month, the Treasury also sold $60 billion worth of two-year notes, drawing a high yield of 0.152 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.74.
The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.
The ten previous two-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.55.
Looking ahead, the Treasury is due to announce the results of this month's auction of $61 billion worth of five-year notes on Wednesday and this month's auction of $62 billion worth of seven-year notes on Thursday.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company - www.instaforex.com
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