The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.130% high yield, a price of 99.989889. The coupon equivalent was 0.132%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.44. Tenders at the high rate were allotted 24.08%. The median yield was 0.100%. The low yield was 0.050%.
A combination of a "stronger-than-expected economy, higher Treasury rates, robust supply, and rich valuations resulting in choppy markets" have made the trading environment in H124 "quite difficult," according to Barclays.
Two rating agencies upgraded Los Angeles Unified School District's bond ahead of multi-billion dollar refunding.
The Basel III Endgame proposal to restructure capital holding levels comes under fire.
Friday price talk for the unrated tax-exempt paper was between 11% and 15%.
The board approved that step at its second quarter board meeting held this week.
The Inflation Reduction Act, affordable housing and clean energy were among the topics discussed at Baker Tilly's DevelUP conference in Chicago this week.
