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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 4 May 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)12. US Treasury still mulling floating-rate debt sales
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/02/usa-treasury-refunding-idUSL1E8G25JC20120502
The U.S. Treasury Department sees a strong market for floating-rate notes that would give it a new tool for managing the government's borrowing needs but is putting off a decision for now on selling them, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Financial markets were watching for the Treasury to announce at a scheduled quarterly refunding press conference that it would begin issuing floating-rate debt. But it said it was still analyzing feedback and wouldn't say when it will decide.
Floating-rate notes would attract investors who want to be sure they don't miss out if general interest rates start to move up and they would be a wholly new product to pitch for the Treasury, which does not currently offer this type of debt security...
IS THAT A SIGNAL, OR IS THAT A SIGNAL!
The U.S. Treasury Department sees a strong market for floating-rate notes that would give it a new tool for managing the government's borrowing needs but is putting off a decision for now on selling them, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Financial markets were watching for the Treasury to announce at a scheduled quarterly refunding press conference that it would begin issuing floating-rate debt. But it said it was still analyzing feedback and wouldn't say when it will decide.
Floating-rate notes would attract investors who want to be sure they don't miss out if general interest rates start to move up and they would be a wholly new product to pitch for the Treasury, which does not currently offer this type of debt security...
IS THAT A SIGNAL, OR IS THAT A SIGNAL!
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