Six-month Treasury bills highest in two weeks
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction with three-month bills unchanged while six-month bills rose to the highest level in two weeks.
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Oil prices surged more than $2 on  Thursday to their highest level in six weeks, tracking a nearly  10 percent rally in natural gas as a cold snap cranked up  furnaces across the Midwest.
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in auction yesterday with rates on three-month bills rising while six-month bills dropped to the lowest level in two years.
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The TreasuryÂs schedule of financing this week included todayÂs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.18 percent, down from 2.22 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.47 percent, up from 2.43 percent.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities rose in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.225 percent, up from 2.180 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.560 percent, up from 2.465 percent.
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The dollar rose to a two-month high against the yen and held near three-month peaks versus the euro on Tuesday as the market cheered U.S. efforts to narrow its yawning fiscal deficit.
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The dollar climbed to a two-month high  against the yen on Tuesday as traders took off bets that the  Chinese yuan would be revalued in the near term.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.28 percent, up from 2.23 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.560 percent, unchanged from last week's auction.
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This weekâs schedule includes Mondayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and auctions of five-year notes and four-week bills on Tuesday.
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Short-term Treasury yields climbed  toward two-year highs on Friday as investors bet the latest  U.S. jobs report was solid enough to keep the Federal Reserve  raising interest rates.
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The price of gas inched up just over 2 cents a gallon around the nation in the past two weeks.
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The dollar climbed to a two-month high  against the euro on Thursday, underpinned by technical trading  factors and expectations of higher U.S. interest rates.
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Oil futures reached their highest level in two weeks Friday as investors who had expected lower prices were forced to cover their bets amid colder weather and rising fuel demand.
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in auction yesterday, with three-month bills rising to the highest level in more than six years.