• 42-Day CMBs are getting issued every Thursday.
  • [asof | 2024-01-11] 42-Day CMBs were issued - 2013-12-07, 2013-12-14, 2013-12-21, 2023-12-28, 2024-01-04, 2024-01-11.
  • [asof | 2024-02-01] 42-Day CMBs were issued - 2024-01-18, 2024-01-25, 2024-02-01.
• (42-Day CMB; 912797LL9; auction date = 2024-02-06; announcement date = 2024-02-01). So new CMBs are announced every Thursday?
• There are three dates - announcement date, auction date, issue date.
  • Issue date is same as settlement date.

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• https://www.ustreasuryyieldcurve.com/ - US Treasury yield curve
• https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/US10Y - shows time series of US 10 year Treasury
• https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/upcoming/ - upcoming auctions
• https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/ - auction announcements, data and results

When did Treasury start issuing 17 week T Bills?

October 25, 2022

• Ref:- https://www.treasurydirect.gov/research-center/timeline/auctions/

How much of the US Treasury debt is outstanding?

$27 trillion asof 2024-03-23

Ref: https://www.wsj.com/finance/the-27-trillion-treasury-market-is-only-getting-bigger-a9a9d170

How much of US Treasury debt is held by foreign investors?

~25%

Ref: https://www.wsj.com/finance/the-27-trillion-treasury-market-is-only-getting-bigger-a9a9d170

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• Info on 13-week bills is available at https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/4_week_bills