T-Bill yields continue upward trajectory | Daily FT
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“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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— 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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— 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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— 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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“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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— 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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— 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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— 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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“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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— 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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— 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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— 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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“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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“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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“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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“The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 30 March was Rs. 6.60 billion.”
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“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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“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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“The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repo yesterday stood at 7.62% and 7.67% respectively.”
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“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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“The total USD/LKR traded volume for 30 March was $ 60.44 million.”
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