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Week Ahead: July CPI and $125 Billion in Treasury Supply Collide

Published August 9, 20265 min read

View of the US Treasury Department building from behind a dark metal fence, with bare tree branches against a cloudy sky. — The US Treasury Building in Washington D.C., representing government finance and economic policy. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

July's inflation report lands Wednesday in the middle of a week that also asks the bond market to absorb $125 billion in new Treasury supply, and the two events are more connected than the calendar suggests. If CPI comes in soft, the 10-year and 30-year auctions get easier. If it runs hot, dealers will demand a bigger concession to take down the debt, and yields could push higher into Friday's close.

Key Takeaways July CPI (Wednesday) carries a consensus of 3.4% year over year headline and 2.5% core, both a tenth below June's 3.5% and 2.6%, per TradingEconomics' tracked forecasts. The Treasury sells $58 billion in 3-year notes Tuesday, $42 billion in 10-year notes Wednesday, and $25 billion i…

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