Weekly T-Bills Go at 0.020%, 0.070% High Rates

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 90-day and 181-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.020% high rate, down from 0.025% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.070% high rate, unchanged from 0.070% the week before.

Coupon equivalents were 0.020% and 0.071%, respectively.

The price for the 90s was 99.995000 and that for the 181s was 99.964806.

The median bid on the 90s was 0.010%. The low bid was zero.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 25.44%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.28.

Tenders totaled $102,660,618,200 and the Treasury accepted $24,001,138,200 including $390,465,200 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

The median bid for the 181s was 0.065%. The low bid was 0.040%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 87.57%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.03.

Tenders totaled $112,854,383,600 and the Treasury accepted $28,000,196,100, including $349,018,600 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

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