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Key points
- From March 2027, each quarterly cycle for seven-year notes will consist of one new issue and two reopenings. Auctions will still take place every month.
- November’s $125 billion refunding package replaces about $97 billion of maturing debt, raising roughly $28 billion in new cash.
Quarterly new issues, monthly auctions
The US Treasury announced on November 4 that seven-year notes will move from a new issue every month to one new issue per quarter, followed by two monthly reopenings. The change starts with the March 2027 issue, which will be reopened in April and May.[1]
New issues will then occur in March, June, September and December, with reopenings in the following two months. Seven-year auctions will still be held near the end of each month, and issuance and maturity dates will remain at month-end.[1]
Same maturity and coupon, potentially a different price
TreasuryDirect explains that a reopening adds to an existing security. It retains the original maturity date and coupon rate, but has a different issue date and usually a different purchase price. The April and May 2027 reopenings will therefore share the March issue’s maturity date, rather than starting a fresh seven-year term each time.[1][2]
Treasury also said it expects to keep nominal coupon and floating-rate note auction sizes unchanged for the next several quarters, based on projected borrowing needs. The issuance structure and the amount sold are separate questions; the announcement makes no promise of lower yields.[1]
About $28 billion in new cash within a $125 billion package
November’s refunding package comprises $58 billion of three-year notes, $42 billion of ten-year notes and $25 billion of thirty-year bonds. Of the $125 billion total, roughly $97 billion replaces privately held Treasury debt maturing on November 15, leaving about $28 billion in new cash. The auctions are scheduled for November 9, 10 and 12, respectively, on the US Eastern Time calendar, with settlement on November 16.[1]
The roughly $28 billion is the additional cash raised by these three offerings relative to the maturing debt. It is neither total borrowing for the quarter nor a measure of money set to leave crypto markets. This announcement sets out Treasury supply plans; it cannot, on its own, establish Bitcoin’s next price move.[1]
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