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The Treasury Department kicked off this week's announcements of the results of its long-term securities auctions on Monday, revealing that its auction of $40 billion worth of two-year notes attracted above average demand.
The two-year note auction drew a high yield of 1.440 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.65.
The Treasury also sold $40 billion worth of two-year notes last month, drawing a high yield of 1.653 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.30.
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 2.58.
The Treasury is due to announce the results of its auction of $41 billion worth of five-year notes later today, while the results of its auction of $32 billion worth of seven-year notes will be revealed on Tuesday.