Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.045%, 0.080% High Rates

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, up from 0.035% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.080% high rate, up from 0.070% the week before.

Coupon equivalents were 0.046% and 0.081%, respectively.

The price for the 91s was 99.988625 and that for the 182s was 99.959556.

The median bid on the 91s was 0.035%. The low bid was 0.020%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 16.20%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.89.

Tenders totaled $132,143,387,300 and the Treasury accepted $34,001,187,300 including $405,302,300 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

The median bid for the 182s was 0.065%. The low bid was 0.045%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 2.26%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.22.

Tenders totaled $126,617,017,700 and the Treasury accepted $30,000,545,500, including $329,072,700 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

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