Two-Year Note Auction Attracts Below Average Demand

(RTTNews) - Kicking off this week's series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department sold $26 billion worth of two-year notes on Tuesday, attracting below average demand.

The two-year note auction drew a high yield of 1.922 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.52.

Last month, the Treasury also sold $26 billion worth of two-year notes, drawing a high yield of 1.765 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.73.

The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.

The ten previous two-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.86.

Looking ahead, the Treasury is due to sell $34 billion worth of five-year notes on Wednesday and $28 billion worth of seven-year notes on Thursday.