By The Treasury Department announced the results of this month’s auction of $51 billion on Tuesday, revealing the sale attracted below average demand.
The two-year note auction drew a high yield of 5.055 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.64.
Last month, the Treasury sold $48 billion worth of two-year notes, drawing a high yield of 5.085 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 2.76.
The Treasury is due to announce the results of this month’s auctions of $52 billion worth of five-year notes and $38 billion worth of seven-year notes on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
