Summary
- The real yield came in 19 basis points below a similar reopening auction in November 2018, just two months ago.
- The inflation breakeven rate of 1.82% was the lowest for this term since an auction in September 2017, a positive for investors.
- End result: No surprises, because the real yield came close to the Treasury’s real yield estimates of the last two days.
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