Rates on Short-Term T-Bills Mixed in Auction
From Associated Press
The Treasury Department auctioned $15 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.850%, down from 2.870% last week. An additional $13 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 3.120%, up from 3.085% last week.
The new discount rates understate the actual return to investors -- 2.911% for three-month bills with a $10,000 bill selling for $9,927.96 and 3.214% for a six-month bill selling for $9,842.27.
In a separate report, the Federal Reserve said the average yield for one-year Treasury bills was 3.33% last week, unchanged from the previous week.
