One-Year T-Bill Rates Fall: Interest rates on...
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One-Year T-Bill Rates Fall: Interest rates on 52-week Treasury bills fell to the lowest level since June, 1988. The Treasury sold $9.75 billion of new bills at an average discount rate of 7.14%, down from 7.17% at the last auction Nov. 16. The rates were the lowest since June 30, 1988, when the one-year bills sold for 7.04%. The new discount rate understates the actual return to investors--7.66%, with a $10,000 bill selling for $9,278.10.
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