Showing posts with label Bond Auction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bond Auction. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2011

30 Year Auction

Today's auction dropped yields "only" 44-45 basis points (44.8 on the average accepted bid). That scared the futures market, or disappointed the players, engendering a quick 64+ tick sell-off. That selling took prices through yesterday's lows where the bond bulls stepped in, bringing prices back up a bit.

Stocks were up a bit on the news, but currencies were basically flat.