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.