Finishing off this week's series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury Department sold $13 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday.
The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 2.917 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.50.
The Treasury sold $16 billion worth of thirty-year bonds last month, drawing a high yield of 2.82 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.77.
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 thirty-year bond auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.61.
Today's thirty-year bond auction came after the Treasury sold $32 billion worth of three-year notes on Tuesday and $21 billion worth of ten-year notes on Wednesday.
Separately, the Treasury revealed that it plans to sell $35 billion worth of two-year notes next Monday, $35 billion worth of five-year notes next Tuesday and $29 billion worth of seven-year notes next Wednesday.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.