Treasurys

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $60 billion of four-week bills at a 0.735% high yield, a price of 99.942833.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.820% high rate, unchanged from 0.820% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.955% high rate, up from 0.945% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $60 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $16 billion of five-year inflation-indexed notes with a 0.125% coupon, at a negative 0.049% high yield, an adjusted price of 101.002153.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank's task has shifted from a post-crisis exercise of healing the economy to one aimed at holding on to progress made.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $85 million in March to a total of $241.146 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Monday.