07.08.201813:16:00UTC+00Three-Year Note Auction Attracts Below Average Demand

Kicking off this week's series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department sold $34 billion worth of three-year notes on Tuesday, attracting below average demand.

The three-year note auction drew a high yield of 2.765 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.65.

Last month, the Treasury sold $33 billion worth of three-year notes, drawing a high yield of 2.685 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.51.

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 three-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.87.

Looking ahead, the Treasury is due to sell $26 billion worth of ten-year notes on Wednesday and $18 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday.