A “LACKLUSTER” 20-YEAR TREASURY BOND AUCTION
Is the proverbial sandpile near a tipping point? Worries about the ballooning deficit and the political anathema to tackle fiscal recklessness as it is akin to political suicide, impacted yesterday’s $16 billion 20-year Treasury auction. Demand was regarded as “lackluster” sending yields the 20- and 30-year Treasury over 5%. The benchmark 30-year is now yielding … Read more