THE GOVERNMENT rejected all bids for its offer of Treasury bills (T-bills) on Monday as the market wanted higher rates on expectations of faster September inflation, which may prompt further tightening from the central bank. READ
THE GOVERNMENT rejected all bids for its offer of Treasury bills on Monday as invetors wanted higher rates. — BW FILE PHOTOer of Treasury bills on Monday as the market wanted higher rates on expectations of faster September inThe Bureau of the Treasury did not award any T-bills on Monday as its oer went undersubscribed, with bids at just P14.2 billion versus the P15 billion on the auction block.
Lastly, the government did not award any 364-day debt papers as demand stood at only P3.678 billion, below the P5-billion offer. Had the Treasury accepted these bids, the average yield on the one-year T-bill would have jumped by 115.5 bps to 4.937% from the 3.782% fetched for the tenor when they were last awarded on Aug. 22.
“The rates offered are untenable even after considering aggressive statements from both Fed and BSP . The BTr is still in a good position to make a rejection with revenue outperformance,” Ms. De Leon said. “Demand will probably shift to [Tuesday’s] three-year paper, especially if it is near 5.625% to 5.75%,” the trader said, referring to the scheduled auction of reissued T-bonds.
Headline inflation likely peaked anew last month amid higher electricity rates and food prices, as well as the continued weakening of the peso versus the dollar, analysts said.poll of 13 analysts yielded a median estimate of 6.7% for the September CPI, near the lower end of the central bank’s 6.6-7.4% estimate for the month.