Weekly T-Bills Go At 0.050%, 0.080% High Rates

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.050% high rate, unchanged from 0.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.080% high rate, off from 0.085% the week before.

Coupon equivalents were 0.051% and 0.081%, respectively.

The price for the 91s was 99.987361 and that for the 182s was 99.959556.

The median bid on the 91s was 0.040%. The low bid was 0.030%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 31.11%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.86.

Tenders totaled $141,037,916,300 and the Treasury accepted $29,000,458,800 including $417,115,300 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

The median bid for the 182s was 0.070%. The low bid was 0.050%.

Tenders at the high rate were allotted 2.28%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 5.43.

Tenders totaled $130,240,985,900 and the Treasury accepted $24,000,819,900, including $330,735,900 of non-competitive.

The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.

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