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US treasury sells $17 billion of 10 year TIPS at 1.22% | Forexlive

The 10-year TIPS
auction was strong with a stop through of 4.0 bp and non-dealer bidding of
92.4% vs. an 87.2% average.

  • High yield of 1.220%
    versus a six auction average of 0.411%.
  • Bid/Cover was 2.79x
    compared to an average of 2.32x.
  • Dealers took 7.6%
    against a 12.8% norm.
  • Directs got 13.1% vs.
    an average of 17.2%.
  • Indirects claimed
    79.3% vs. a 70.0% average.
  • Rates held a generally
    upward trend as breakevens widened into the auction and since the result, the
    selloff in Treasuries has stalled.