Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.050%, 0.250%

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 90-day and 181-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.050% high rate, up from 0.040% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.250% high rate, down from 0.285% the week before.

Coupon equivalents were 0.051% and 0.254%, respectively.

The price for the 90s was 99.987500 and that for the 181s was 99.874306.

The median bid on the 90s was 0.000%. The low bid was 0.000%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 59.60%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.44.

Tenders totaled $61,924,199,500 and the Treasury accepted $24,460,111,500 including $1,340,570,500 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

The median bid for the 181s was 0.190%. The low bid was 0.000%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 72.39%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.51.

Tenders totaled $66,765,972,500 and the Treasury accepted $26,000,072,500, including $928,583,500 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

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