On February 18, 2025, the Federal Reserve participated in multiple treasury bill auctions, bidding a total of $4.2 billion for 3-month bills and $3.7 billion for 6-month bills. Additionally, the Fed submitted bids of $2.5 billion for 1-year treasury bills. In the same day, the U.S. Treasury announced plans to sell $85 billion in 4-week bills on February 20, with settlement scheduled for February 25. The market also saw a $225 billion issuance in new treasury debt, contributing to a total of $20.0668 trillion in new treasury debt issuance. The 52-week bill auction reported a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.03 and a high rate of 4.05%, selling $51 billion and awarding 6.53% of bids at the high. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank (ECB) reported its bond holdings under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) at €1.59 trillion, with €283.6 billion in corporate bond purchases settled and €2,104.6 billion in public-sector bond purchases settled. Forex reserves rose by €200 million to €346.4 billion. Fixed income markets experienced a sell-off across the curve amid heavy corporate supply, with yields on 2-year, 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year notes rising by 4.0 bps, 6.8 bps, 7.0 bps, and 6.8 bps, respectively.
$16B US Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction Tomorrow 1pm ET: Recent Bidder Activity Indirect Bid demand was the highest since August on the back of higher long-end yields (high stop was 4.90), however there wasn't a significant rise in Indirect Bidders in the form of Investment Funds… https://t.co/7uLLvhoA6n
Fixed Income T-Notes: Sold off across the curve amid heavy corporate supply and ahead of key auctions. ▫️Yields:2yr: +4.0bps at 4.299% ▫️5yr: +6.8bps at 4.395% ▫️10yr: +7.0bps at 4.546% ▫️30yr: +6.8bps at 4.764%
27 COUNTERPARTIES TAKE $77.817 BLN AT FED REVERSE REPO OPERATION.