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What to know about T-Bill yields continue upward trajectory

Thursday Apr 02, 2026 Thursday, 2 April 2026 05:07 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} By Wealth Trust Securities The weekly Treasury Bill auction conducted on Tuesday saw weighted average yields increase across the board for the for the second consecutive week.

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What happened

Thursday Apr 02, 2026 Thursday, 2 April 2026 05:07 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} By Wealth Trust Securities The weekly Treasury Bill auction conducted on Tuesday saw weighted average yields increase across the board for the for the second consecutive week.

Why it matters

Accordingly, the yield on the 91-day Bill rose by 16 basis points to 7.80%, the 182-day bill increased by 14 basis points to 8.09%, while the 364-day bill saw an uptick of 09 basis points to 8.41%.

Common ground

The auction was undersubscribed at the first phase in competitive bidding, raising only Rs 32.50 billion, or 36.11% of the total offered amount of Rs.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The second phase subscription across all three tenors is now open until 3.00 pm of business day prior to settlement date (i.e., 02.04.2026) at the WAYRs determined for the said ISINs at the auction.”
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No evidence found in any source about second phase subscription dates or 존경의 details.
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Claim 2: “The weekly Treasury Bill auction conducted on Tuesday saw weighted average yields increase across the board for the second consecutive week.”
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All Wikipedia evidence is unrelated to Treasury Bill auction yields. No independent sources corroborate the claim about weighted average yields increasing across tenors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A money market fund (also called a money market mutual fund) is an open-end mutual fund that invests in short-term debt securities such as US Treasury bills and commercial paper. Money market funds ar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX, or, informally, the "Dixie") is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom national debt is the outstanding stock of liabilities owed by the public sector of the United Kingdom. In official statistics it is most commonly reported as public sector net debt …
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Claim 3: “Further an amount of Rs 165.45 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%.”
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No evidence found in any source about monetary policy decisions or interest rate changes mentioned in the claim.
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Claim 4: “The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 30 March was Rs. 6.60 billion.”
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No evidence found in any source about currency exchange rates or market data mentioned in the claim.
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Claim 5: “The rupee held broadly steady with spot next USD/LKR closing at Rs.315.50/315.70 against the previous day’s close of Rs.315.60/315.80.”
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Claim 6: “The 01.05.27 maturity traded within the range of 8.85%-8.90%. The 15.10.28 maturity traded at 9.80%. The 15.12.29 maturity traded at the rate of 9.97%. The 01.06.33 maturity traded at the rate of 11.05% and the 15.06.35 maturity traded at the rate of 11.00%.”
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No evidence found in any source about inflation rates or economic indicators mentioned in the claim.
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Claim 7: “The auction was undersubscribed at the first phase in competitive bidding, raising only Rs 32.50 billion, or 36.11% of the total offered amount of Rs. 80 billion. The bid-to-cover ratio stood at 1.20 times.”
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Wikipedia entries about Indian rupee, Mabuchi Motor, and Serbia provide no information about Treasury Bill auction subscription figures or bid-to-cover ratios.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian rupee (symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency of India and the erstwhile British Raj. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paise (singular: paisa). The issuance of the currency is contr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mabuchi Motor Company (マブチモーター株式会社, Mabuchi Mōtā Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the world's largest manufacturer by volume of sm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeast and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the s…
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Claim 8: “The total USD/LKR traded volume for 30 March was $ 60.44 million.”
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Claim 9: “The net liquidity surplus in money market was recorded at Rs. 277.95 billion yesterday. The Domestic Operations Department (DOD) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was seen draining out an amount of Rs. 112.50 billion by way of overnight repo auction at a weighted average rate of 7.60%.”
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No evidence found in any source about financial market indices or economic indicators referenced in the claim.
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Claim 10: “The yield on the 91-day Bill rose by 16 basis points to 7.80%, the 182-day bill increased by 14 basis points to 8.09%, while the 364-day bill saw an uptick of 09 basis points to 8.41%.”
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Wikipedia evidence contains no information about Treasury Bill yield changes. No numerical data or auction results are reported in the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as a suppl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States five-hundred-dollar bill (US$500) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency. It was printed by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) beginning in 1861 and ending …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States 1000 dollar bill (US$1000) is an obsolete denomination of United States currency. It was issued by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) beginning in 1861 and ending in 1934.…
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Claim 11: “The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repo yesterday stood at 7.62% and 7.67% respectively.”
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Claim 12: “March CCPI inflation (Base 2021=100) was recorded at +2.20% year-on-year, accelerating from +1.60% in February. The 12-month moving average was recorded at 0.90%.”
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