What a week!
Over the past week or so, we’ve seen:
3 US Banks fail.
The Feds rush in to bail out depositors at 2 US banks.
The market price in interest rate cuts as early as June 2023.
And last night, we had a potential run on a Global Systemically Important Bank in Credit Suisse.
That resulted in the Swiss Central Bank coming in to provide a liquidity line.
So to say that we’ve had an eventful week is probably a bit of an understatement.
T-Bills Auction the most closely watched in a while – Due to the global flight to safety
This made the 16 March 2023 T-Bills auction one of the most closely watched auctions in a while, to get a better sensing of market sentiment.
And boy… it did not disappoint.
Because interest rates plunged from 3.98% the previous auction – to a disappointing 3.65% this auction.
Which btw – is a lesson to never submit non-competitive bids for T-Bills....