20-Year Bond Auction (USD) comes in at 5.163% against previous 4.927%
| Pair | Now | Since publish |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | — | — |
| USDJPY | — | — |
The US Treasury’s 20-Year Bond Auction concluded with an actual yield of 5.163%. This figure represents an increase from the previous auction’s yield of 4.927%. No consensus forecast was available for this release.
Following the release, market reaction across major USD pairs and gold was generally limited over the initial 15 minutes. EURUSD saw a gain of 1.3 pips, while USDJPY rose by 2.8 pips. Other pairs showed smaller movements, with AUDUSD down 0.4 pips, NZDUSD down 0.6 pips, USDCAD down 1.6 pips, GBPUSD down 2.5 pips, and USDCHF up 0.7 pips. Gold, XAUUSD, moved down 16 pips. These initial movements are generally smaller than the median 1-hour moves observed after past 20-Year Bond Auction releases, which typically see EURUSD move 4 pips, USDJPY 5 pips, and XAUUSD 20 pips.