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Auctions of government debt, normally routine events for the Treasury Department, have suddenly become very important to financial markets.
With debt, deficits and bond yields all surging, investors are watching closely how the government will go to market with its borrowing needs.
Both bond and stock markets have been volatile amid fears of oversupply at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping monetary policy tight, and as investors are demanding a premium for interest rate risk and geopolitics is posing various wild cards.
That’s why an announcement Wednesday on refunding, entailing the size of auctions as well as the duration mix of the debt that will be issued, is expected to draw even more market interest.