MW: Treasury to sell $129 bln in notes, bonds, TIPS
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department said it plans to sell $129 billion in notes and bonds next week. The U.S. government said it will auction $44 billion in 2-year notes, $42 billion in 5-year notes, and $32 billion in 7-year notes. These amounts are unchanged from last month's auctions. Treasury also said it will auction $11 billion in 5-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, also know as TIPS. This is $3 billion more than the last 5-year TIP auction.
