Manama, Bahrain--Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the $93 million monthly issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 226%. The bills, carrying maturity of 182 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The issue date of the bills is February 25...
Tunisia parliament votes to let central bank finance budget
The parliament ratified by a huge majority of 92 votes out of 133 an amendment to an article that prohibited the central bank from financing the public treasury. The new measure allows the central bank to lend the state US$2.2 billion to be repaid without interest in 10 years after...
Qatar Central Bank issues treasury bills worth $137 million for a week
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills worth QR 500 million ($137 million) for a one-week term, due on Sep. 28, at an interest rate of 5.7550 percent. Earlier this month, QCB issued treasury bills for one week that amounted to QR one billion. Treasury bills are...
Markets surge as traders await Powell speech, Nvidia results
A rally in Nvidia helped propel gains in global markets earlier this week, though traders could not keep up the buying owing to ongoing rate worries.
US Senate all set to pass debt deal bill as default almost avoided
US senators raced to pass a bipartisan debt limit deal approved overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives, with the worst-case scenario of an economy-cratering default seemingly avoided. The Treasury has warned it could run out of money to pay its bills by Monday, leaving no room for delays in enacting...US leaders look for support on crucial debt default bill
The key deadline is June 5 -- when, according to Treasury estimates, the government will no longer have the funds required to pay all its debts and bills.Central Bank of Oman issues treasury bills valued at US$36.35 million
Muscat, Oman--The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has raised $36.35 million by way of allotting treasury bills on Tuesday, the bank said in a statement. The statement said the value of the allotted treasury bills amounted to $26 million, for a maturity period of 28 days. The average accepted price...US banks may become more cautious in granting loans: Yellen
Still predicting "moderate GDP growth, US treasury secretary has affirmed that the country's banks may be more cautious in granting loans after recent turmoil in the sector, she said In an interview to be aired on Sunday. The dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank shook the financial...
Bahrain central bank’s $185m treasury bills oversubscribed 216%
Manama, Bahrain—Bahrain’s latest government treasury bills, valued at Bahrain Dinar 70 million ($185 million), have been oversubscribed by 216 percent. The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain, on behalf of the Bahrain government. The issue date of the bills is 21...
UAE treasury bonds post “exceptional” bidding results
The fourth auction, which witnessed the first issuance of five-year T-Bonds saw a strong demand through the six primary bank dealers, with bids received worth AED 8.60b, and an oversubscription by 5.7x.
Qatar Central Bank issues treasury bills valued $164m for Sept
Doha--Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has issued treasury bills for September 2022 for three, six and nine months, with a value of QR 600 million ($164 million). QCB said in a statement that QR 300 million worth of bills have been issued for three months at an interest rate of 1.09 ...Saudi holdings of US treasury bills rose to $128.1bn in July
For the second month in a row, Saudi Arabia’s holding of US Treasury securities rose in July, touching $128.1 billion.
Israel gives hospitals $31 million to end partial strike
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said the Treasury had transferred the amount to the public hospitals.
