US sells 8-wk bills at high-rate 3.610%, B/C 2.72x

The U.S.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 14 May 2026, 15:53 UTCOn the live feed at 15:33 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

15:37

Cerebras CEO says there is an extraordinary demand for fast inference and are the fastest buyer in order of magnitude; extremely confident' AWS will be huge channel for US

15:35

Citrini Research's Jukan says official Nvidia (NVDA) H100 sales are underway in China

15:33

US sells 8-wk bills at high-rate 3.610%, B/C 2.72x

15:30

Newsquawk Daily US Conference Calendar - 15th May 2026: APD

15:30

European Closes: Euro Stoxx 50 +1.12% at 5,927, Dax 40 +1.31% at 24,453, FTSE 100 +0.46% at 10,373, CAC 40 +0.93% at 8,082, FTSE MIB +1.15% at 50,050, IBEX 35 +0.87% at 17,809, PSI +0.57% at 9,124, SMI +0.71% at 13,213, AEX +1.13% at 1,022

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Context

Treasury's auction of 8-week bills at a high rate of 3.610% with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.72x indicates strong demand from investors. This level suggests that market participants are willing to take on short-duration risk at these yields, reflecting a cautious sentiment regarding overall interest rate trends. It could signal an appetite for safe assets amidst uncertainty, which may influence broader rate expectations and risk sentiment in the fixed income space.

Fixed Income · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

FIXED INCOME/4 Sept · 12:30 UTC

US Non Farm Payrolls (Aug) 162K vs. Exp. 56K (Prev. 21K); 2-month net revision +55k; Birth-Death 154K.

- UST futures, after we published−0.4%

In an immediate reaction to the healthy jobs market report: ES futures fell whilst the probability for a 25bps Fed hike at the next meeting rose to ~65% from just under 50% pre-data.

FIXED INCOME/4 Sept · 12:30 UTC

US Non Farm Payrolls (Aug) 162K vs. Exp. 56K (Prev. 21K); 2-month net revision +55k; Birth-Death 154K.

- UST futures, after we published−0.4%

FIXED INCOME/3 Sept · 12:48 UTC

Fed Governor Waller (Voter) Q&A: With CPI and PPI in hand, have a pretty accurate view of PCE inflation; there is little cost to waiting one meeting.

10yr UST futures, after we published+0.1%

FIXED INCOME/25 Aug · 19:26 UTC

A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been agreed upon, it includes free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and will be announced in the coming days, reports Ria citing Pakistani and Iranian sources

10yr UST futures, after we published+0.1%

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.