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.