Finishing off this week’s series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department sold $12 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday, attracting above average demand.
The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 2.867 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.74.
Last month, the Treasury also sold $12 billion worth of thirty-year bonds, drawing a high yield of 2.804 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.48.
The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.
The ten previous thirty-year bond auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.32.
Today’s thirty-year bond auction came after the Treasury sold $24 billion worth of three-year notes on Tuesday and $20 billion worth of ten-year notes on Wednesday.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company – www.instaforex.com
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