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From the Financial Times:"The Treasury department issued $25bn of new 30-year bonds on Wednesday, with the high yield at auction reaching 5.046 per cent."#economy #markets #debt #bonds #ust @ft pic.twitter.com/mt4f5jR861 — Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) May 14, 2026 It’s never been easier in the US. Thanks to President Trump, the government is now paying 5% …
A 20 story office tower right in San Francisco that used to be worth 320 million dollars just went up for auction and got zero bidders. Not one person stepped up even for a single dollar. The building at 600 California Street is in rough shape after the whole downtown office crash. High vacancies from …
The Fed’s Reverse Repo Facility balance fell to just $78.1 billion on August 7, 2025. This shows banks are pulling money out of the Fed, holding onto cash instead of lending or investing. “The Fed’s Reverse Repo Facility (RRP) balance dropped to just $78.1 billion on August 7, 2025.” https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRPONTSYD Meanwhile, foreign buyers sold $78 …
The U.S. Treasury just tried to borrow $42 billion in a 10-year auction. The auction tailed. Demand was soft. Foreign banks didn’t show. The bonds cleared at 4.255%, nearly 0.01% above trader expectations. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-08-06-2025/card/treasury-yields-extend-rise-after-lackluster-10-year-note-auction-HTBkouvfXmDCyCkNft6O 🚨The U.S. just tried to borrow $42B in a 10-year auction. The auction tailed, demand tanked, and even foreign banks stepped …
US 5-Year Note Auction High Yield 4.071% (stop through 0.4 BPS)Bid-to-Cover 2.39Sells $70 blnAwards 23.12% of bids at highPrimary dealers take 9.24%Direct 12.39%Indirect 78.37% — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) May 28, 2025 US sells $70B in 5-year notes at a high yield of 4.071%, slightly below the 4.075% when-issued level. Strong international demand with 78.4% going to …
Tonight at 3:35 AM JST (2:35 PM EDT), Japan will auction its 40-year government bonds. These auctions used to fly under the radar. Not anymore. Markets are watching closely, and for good reason. The Bank of Japan no longer owns 80% of all government bonds. Its grip has loosened. It now holds just over half …
The 20-year U.S. Treasury bond auction took place today, May 21, 2025, and the results were troubling. Investors showed weak demand, forcing yields higher and triggering a broad selloff in financial markets. The 20-year yield surged to 5.047%, up from 4.810% in the previous auction, signaling growing concerns about the government’s ability to finance its …
Bond shockwave slamming global markets: Japan 20-Yr Bond Sale Draws Weakest Demand Ratio Since Dec 2023 Oversubscription rate for a 5-year German debt sale lowest since March 2023. — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 15, 2025 Japan 30-year bond yields spike signaling shift in global bond stability and risk… Japan’s 30-year bond yield just spiked to 2.798%, …
A Cheeto shaped like a character from Pokémon has sold at auction for $87,840. The New Jersey-based Goldin auction house listed the snack as sold on Sunday. It was initially discovered and preserved sometime between 2018-2022 “Presented is a 3-inch-long Flamin’ Hot Cheeto in the shape of the Pokémon Charizard, affixed to a customized Pokémon …
Omg lol!!!! Guy bought a signed Taylor Swift guitar at a live auction for $4,000, only to destroy it 🔥🔥😭😭 pic.twitter.com/zj5kHdygbU — TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) September 30, 2024
$183B of 3s, 5s and 7s on auction next week pic.twitter.com/0xpbha0Cej — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June 21, 2024 Next week, the U.S. Treasury is set to auction $183 billion in marketable securities. Here’s the breakdown: 3-Year Treasury Notes: An auction of $48 billion in 3-year Treasury notes will take place on November 7, 20241. …
by Euro347 Bank of Japan has been saying they are keeping an eye on the Yen. And the yen keeps getting weaker, currently at 154 to the Dollar and going higher by the day. Bank of Japan is the single biggest holder of US treasuries. About a Trillion+ Dollars worth. If they want to save …
6 Massachusetts 8th graders criminally charged for holding mock slave auction of black students on Snapchat. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/sOzp2V3ixL — AF Post (@AFpost) March 15, 2024 SOUTHWICK, Mass. — Six eighth graders have been criminally charged for their alleged roles in using Snapchat to set up a “mock slave auction” and direct hateful and racist comments …
pic.twitter.com/xpDVk7sb0U — Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) October 5, 2023
These massive intra-day reversals we've been seeing lately are a result of institutions dumping Tech stocks en masse. A process known as "distribution" i.e. selling to retail late money. Here we see (Chaikin) money flow has collapsed. Note the difference from the last top: pic.twitter.com/IrPaM0TglA — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 10, 2023 This chart sums it …
Wild liquidity week indeed. This chart might change significantlyhttps://t.co/5EOEAFVbLM — Daniel Baeza (@dbaeza13) June 9, 2023 Next week should be fun! We have CPI, Fednesday, retail sales, UoM consumer sentiment, quarterly OpEx, and Treasury issuance starts to really pick up. Are you ready for what could be a wild ride? pic.twitter.com/4khfgcH81L — Markets & Mayhem …
