T-bills auction: Gov’t misses target again, but interest rates ease

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For the seventh consecutive week, the government missed its auction target for treasury bills.

According to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the government missed its target by a marginal 1.66 percent.

The government got GH¢5.203 billion from a target of GH¢ 5.319 billion.

All the bids tendered for the short-term instruments were accepted. GH¢3.725 billion, representing 71.23% were tendered for the 91-day bill.

The uptake for the 182-day T-bill was however GH¢1.251 billion. It represented about 23.93% of the total bids.

For the 364-day bill, GH¢252.74 million were tendered.

Meanwhile, interest rates eased across the yield curve in line with an anticipated decline due to the falling rate of inflation.

The yield on the 91-day bill declined by 6.0 basis points to 24.78%.

The interest on the 182-day bill also dipped to 26.68%, from the previous week’s 26.74%.

Again, the yield on the 364-day bill also declined by 4.0 basis points to 27.81%.

SECURITIESBIDS TENDERED (GH¢)BIDS ACCEPTED (GH¢)
91 Day Bill3.725 billion3.725 billion
182 Day Bill 1.251 billion1.251 billion
364 Day Bill252.74 million252.74 million
Total5,230 billion5230 billion
Target              5.319 billion

Source: Joy Business

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