Reuters
The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to offer markets some relief next week when it details refunding plans for the coming quarter, by keeping the size of most of its auctions steady after three quarters of increases. While the Treasury may increase the size of some issues, including the 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), most auctions are expected to be unchanged. "It shouldn't be as big of an event risk as it was the past couple of quarters," said Vail Hartman, U.S. rates strategist at BMO Capital Markets in New York.