The US treasury will auction off $35 billion of 10 year notes at the top of the hour. The major component six-month average shows:

  • Bid to cover 2.41 times
  • Directs (a measure of domestic demand) 18.8%
  • Indirects (a measure of international demand) 64.8%
  • Dealers (they take the rest) 16.4%
  • Tail 1.3 basis points