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To: HG who wrote (42590)2/25/1999 4:12:00 PM
From: Randy Ellingson  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 164684
 
* OT *

Is there someone here who knows what this snippet from a general news story (a day or two old now) means?

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Bonds weakened after the Treasury sold a total of $15 billion in new,
two-year notes at 5.009 percent, a six-month high.
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To whom did the Treasury sell these bonds and why (if there is indeed a budget surplus currently)?

I'm looking for a little message-board fundamental economics lesson (if that is possible).

TIA, Randy