On Wednesday morning, the Federal Reserve offered $25 billion from its Term Auction Facility (TAF) in a 28-day loan, which scored a stop-out rate of 2.53%.
The Fed said 53 bidders offered a total of $46.237 billion in bids for the operation with a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.85.
In separate operations, the European Central Bank added $10 billion in a 28-day TAF auction at a fixed rate of 2.53%, while the Swiss National Bank added $2 billion in a 28-day auction at an average rate of 2.36%.
By Steve Stecyk and edited by Nancy Girgis
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