T-Bill Auction: Government misses target again; interest rates continue to rise

The government missed its treasury bills target once again by 7.0%.

According to auction results from the Bank of Ghana, the government raised GH¢6.413 billion, falling short of the target of GH¢6.89 billion.

The T-bills sale fell short of its target by about GH¢482 million, according to the results from the Central Bank.

All the bids were, however, accepted.

The 91-day bill saw bids worth GH¢4.244 billion, representing about 66.0% of the total bids accepted.

For the 182-day bill, about GH¢843 million was tendered by investors.

A little over GH¢1.32 billion came from the 364-day bill, but at a higher cost.

Meanwhile, interest rates continued to surge on the yield curve.

This is expected to increase the government’s interest payments.

The yield on the 91-day bill went up by 23 basis points to 27.19%.

That of the 182-day bill also increased to 27.98%, up from 27.78% the previous week.

For the 364-day bill, the interest shot up by 61 basis points to 29.82%.

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