US treasury to auction $51B of 5 year notes at the top of the hour

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US treasury to auction $51B of 5 year notes at the top of the hour

The US treasury will auction off $51 billion of 5 year notes at 1 PM ET. The two year note auction at 11:30 AM was met with somewhat tepid demand. Th

The US treasury will auction off $51 billion of 5 year notes at 1 PM ET. The two year note auction at 11:30 AM was met with somewhat tepid demand. The major components of the five year auction over the last six months shows:

  • Bid to cover 2.44x
  • Directs (a measure of domestic demand) 17.2%
  • Indirect (a measure of international demand) 63.0%
  • Dealers, 19.8%

The last auction at a high yield of 1.88%. The WI 2.553% at the time of the auction.

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