US treasury sells 44 billion of 7 year notes at a high yield of 3.925%

Forex Short News
  • High-yield 3.925%
  • WI level at the time of the auction 3.922%
  • Tail 0.3 basis points versus 6 month average of -0.9 basis points
  • Bid-to-cover 2.49X vs 6 month average of 2.62X
  • Directs 12.8% vs 6 month average of 24.3%
  • Indirects 77.45% vs 6 month average of 66.2%
  • Dealers 9.8% vs 6 month average of 9.5%

A mixed auction.

AUCTION GRADE: C

Tail is positive vs -0.9 basis points Disappointing. The domestic buyers took a back seat to the auction at only 12.8% but the international demand was very strong at 77.45%. Dealers were left near the average after the dust settled.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.