Bid to cover comes in at 2.7x vs 2.46x at the last auction.
The US sold $28B 7 year notes at a high yield rate of 2.13%. That was better than WI rate just before the auction at around 2.14%.
- The yield is the highest since March.
- The last auction was down at 1.94%
- The higher yield attracted more buyers. The bid to cover at 2.7x was the highest since April
- US awards 19.0% to direct bidders
- 70.6% of notes went to indirect bidders
- 10.4% of the notes to primary dealers
Overall, a strong auction.