As part of the permanent Open Market Operation (OMO), the New York Fed purchased agency bonds today.
Of the purchase,
Labels: agency, Fed Open Market Operations
The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned the following Treasury securities today.
4-week bill: $24 billion
In addition, SOMA* purchased $2.42 billion 4-week bill.
Total for the week so far: $84 billion
Additional purchase by SOMA* for the month of October 2009 so far: $3.03 billion
Labels: daily, Treasury Auction Result
The U.S. Treasury Department auctioned the following Treasury securities today.
13-week bill: $30 billion
26-week bill: $30 billion
Total for the week so far: $60 billion
Additional purchase by SOMA* for the month of October 2009 so far: $610 million
Labels: daily, Treasury Auction Result
(Updated with 4-week bill amount)
The U.S. Treasury Department will auction the following Treasury securities during the week of 10/12/2009.
Tuesday October 13, 2009
Wednesday October 14, 2009
Labels: Treasury Auction Schedule, weekly
As part of permanent Open Market Operations (OMO), the New York Fed purchased Treasury securities today.
The purchase included:
Labels: Fed Open Market Operations, treasuries
| 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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