美国财政部维持发债策略不变 并关注国库券需求上升

Core Viewpoint - The U.S. Treasury is monitoring the rising demand for short-term federal securities from both the Federal Reserve and the private sector, but has not indicated any plans to reduce the issuance of medium- to long-term bonds [1] Group 1: Treasury's Issuance Plans - The Treasury expects to maintain the auction sizes for nominal notes, long-term bonds, and floating rate notes unchanged "at least for the next few quarters" [1] - This forward guidance has been in place for two years [1] - The Treasury will continue to assess the potential increase in the issuance size of nominal and floating rate notes, focusing on structural demand trends and the potential costs and risks of different issuance structures [1] Group 2: Monitoring Demand Trends - The Treasury is "monitoring" the Federal Reserve's expansion of Treasury bill purchases [1] - The Federal Reserve announced in December that it would purchase $40 billion in Treasury bills monthly until April to ensure ample reserves in the banking system [1] - The Treasury is also observing the "growing demand from the private sector" for Treasury bills [1]