Key facts
- Foreign investors bought $9.923 billion of two-year U.S. Treasury notes at the June auction.
- Demand for five-year U.S. Treasury notes from foreign investors rose to $8.946 billion in June.
- Overseas investors purchased $5.651 billion of seven-year U.S. Treasury debt in June, a decrease from April.
- The U.S. Treasury offered $79 billion in two-year notes, $80 billion in five-year debt, and $50 billion in seven-year securities at the June auctions.
Foreign investors showed mixed demand at U.S. Treasury auctions in June, increasing their purchases of two- and five-year notes while slightly reducing their appetite for seven-year debt. The U.S. Treasury Department data, released on Monday, indicated that overseas investors bought $9.923 billion of the latest two-year notes, up from $9.158 billion in the April auction. Demand for five-year notes also rose, with foreign investors taking $8.946 billion, a 6.3% increase from the previous auction's $8.417 billion.
However, purchases of seven-year debt by overseas investors were trimmed to $5.651 billion in June, compared to $5.817 billion in April. The Treasury offered a total of $79 billion in two-year notes, $80 billion in five-year debt, and $50 billion in seven-year securities at these auctions. The shift in demand occurred amid signs of easing tensions in the Middle East.