Weekly T-Bills Go at 0.490%, 0.610% 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 0.490% high rate, up from 0.480% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.610% high rate, up from 0.605% the week before.

Coupon equivalents were 0.497% and 0.620%, respectively.

The price for the 91s was 99.876139 and that for the 182s was 99.691611.

The median bid on the 91s was 0.480%. The low bid was 0.460%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 94.99%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.84.

Tenders totaled $138,206,471,400 and the Treasury accepted $36,000,040,400 including $336,471,400 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

The median bid for the 182s was 0.600%. The low bid was 0.580%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 22.76%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.27.

Tenders totaled $128,110,234,400 and the Treasury accepted $30,000,601,400, including $267,234,400 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

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