Friday, August 21, 2009

New York Fed Open Market Operation Tentative Schedule

On August 19, 2009, the New York Fed announced the tentative schedule for its Permanent Open Market Operations in Treasury securities for late August and early September.


For Treasury securities auction schedule for the next week, please refer to the post on August 20, or here.

New York Fed Open Market Operation for 8/21/2009

As part of the permanent Open Market Operation (OMO), the New York Fed purchased agency bonds today.

  • Operation type: Outright Agency Coupon Purchase
  • Total Par Amt Accepted: $5,605 million
  • Total Par Amt Submitted: $11,209 million
  • Maturity Date Range: 08/23/10 - 08/19/11

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Treasury Auction Result for 8/19/2009

The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned the following Treasury securities today.

70-day Cash Management Bill (CMB*): $30 billion

  • Primary Dealer: $22.88 billion
  • Indirect Bidder: $5.74 billion
  • Indirect Bidder Percentage: 19.1%
  • Bid to Cover Ratio: 4.74 (high)
  • Investment Rate: 0.147% (low; previouis three 70-day CMB rate 0.188%)
  • High Rate: 0.145% (allotted at high: 99.57%)

Total for the week so far: $123 billion

  • Bills: $123 billion ($30 billion of which is for the Federal Reserve under SFP*)
Total for the month of August 09 so far: $496 billion
  • Bills: $421 billion(of which $100 billion is for the Federal Reserve under SFP*.)
  • Notes and bonds: $75 billion
Additional purchase by SOMA* for the month of August 09: $24.07 billion

  • Bills: $12.49 billion
  • Notes: $11.58 billion
*Scroll down to the bottom to see the explanation.

New York Fed Open Market Operation for 8/19/2009

As part of permanent Open Market Operations (OMO), the New York Fed purchased Treasury securities today.

  • Operation type: Outright Coupon Purchase
  • Total Par Amt Accepted: $2,599 million
  • Total Par Amt Submitted: $13,087 million
  • Maturity/Call Date Range: 02/15/2021 - 02/15/2026
The purchase included:
  • 912810EL8: 30-year bond, $1,435 million, issued on 11/15/1991 at interest rate 8.000%, price as of 3/31/2009* $148.000.

*price as presented in "PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Fund as of 3/31/2009"

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Treasury Auction Result for 8/18/2009

The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned the following Treasury securities today.

4-week bill: $32 billion

  • Primary Dealer: $19.32 billion
  • Indirect Bidder: $10.23 billion
  • Indirect Bidder Percentage: 32%
  • Bid to Cover Ratio: 3.59
  • Investment Rate: 0.127%
  • High Rate: 0.125% (allotted at high: 15.33%)
In addition, SOMA* purchased $2.42 billion 4-week bill.


Total for the week so far: $93 billion
  • Bills: $93 billion
Total for the month of August 09 so far: $466 billion
  • Bills: $391 billion(Of the total, $70 billion was for SFP for the Federal Reserve.)
  • Notes and bonds: $75 billion
Additional purchase by SOMA* for the month of August 09: $24.07 billion
  • Bills: $12.49 billion
  • Notes: $11.58 billion
*Scroll down to the bottom to see the explanation.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Treasury Auction Schedule for the Week of 8/17/2009

(Updated 8/17/2009, with 4-week bill and CMB schedule)

The U.S. Treasury Department will auction the following Treasury securities this week.

Monday August 17, 2009

  • 13-week bill: $31 billion
  • 26-week bill: $30 billion
Tuesday August 18, 2009
  • 4-week bill: $32 billion

Wednesday August 19, 2009

  • Cash Management Bill (CMB*) for SFP*: $30 billion

*Scroll down to the bottom to see the explanation.

Treasury Auction Result for 8/17/2009

The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned the following Treasury securities today.

13-week bill: $31 billion

  • Primary Dealer: $15.19 billion
  • Indirect Bidder: $12.34 billion
  • Indirect Bidder Percentage: 39.8%
  • Bid to Cover Ratio: 3.69
  • Investment Rate: 0.183%
  • High Rate: 0.180 (allotted at high: 69.87%)
26-week bill: $30 billion
  • Primary Dealer: $12.36 billion
  • Indirect Bidder: $14.70 billion
  • Indirect Bidder Percentage: 49%
  • Bid to Cover Ratio: 3.70
  • Investment Rate: 0.274%
  • High Rate: 0.270% (allotted at high: 41.36%)

Total for the week so far: $61 billion

  • Bills: $61 billion

Total for the month of August 09 so far: $434 billion

  • Bills: $359 billion(Of the total, $70 billion was for SFP for the Federal Reserve.)
  • Notes and bonds: $75 billion

Additional purchase by SOMA* for the month of August 09: $21.65 billion

  • Bills: $10.07 billion
  • Notes: $11.58 billion

*Scroll down to the bottom to see the explanation.

New York Fed Open Market Operation for 8/17/2009

As part of permanent Open Market Operations (OMO), the New York Fed purchased Treasury securities today.

  • Operation type: Outright Coupon Purchase
  • Total Par Amt Accepted: $7,016 million
  • Total Par Amt Submitted: $15,940 million
  • Maturity/Call Date Range: 12/31/2013 - 04/30/2016
The purchase included:
  • 912828KY5: 5-year note $4,557 million, auctioned on 6/24/2009, bringing the Fed's total purchase of this particular note to $5,631 million (14.8% of the total issue).
  • 912828KV1: 5-year note $1,355 million, auctioned on 5/27/2009, bringing the Fed's total purchase of this particular note to $2,561 million (7% of the total issue).

Terminology
SOMA System Open Market Account at the Federal Reserve New York Bank
Primary Dealer A bank or securities broker-dealer that may trade directly with the Federal Reserve System. Primary Dealers are required to bid at Treasury auctions. Current list of Primary Dealers is available at New york Fed.
Indirect Bidder Supposed to be the foreign investors, both foreign central banks and foreign private investors
Bid to Cover ratio The number of bids received divided by the number of bids accepted. The higher the ratio, the higher the demand.
Reopening The U.S. Treasury issues additional amounts of a previously issued security. The reopened security has the same maturity date and coupon interest rate as the original security, but with a different issue date and usually a different purchase price.
Cash Management Bill (CMB) A short-term security sold by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The maturity on a CMB can range from a few days to six months. The money raised through these issues is used by the Treasury to meet any temporary shortfalls. CMBs tend to pay higher yields than bills with fixed maturities, but their shorter maturities lead to lower overall interest expense.
Supplementary Financing Program (SFP) A program initiated by the U.S. Treasury Department at the request of the Federal Reserve in September 17, 2008. The cash raised from the auction will be used in the various Federal Reserve initiatives to support the financial markets and manage its balance sheet.

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