81. The central bank is buying treasury bills and rubles to improve cash availability for commercial banks. 82. The central bank said it was able to keep money supply in check by selling treasury bills and increasing its borrowing through reverse repurchase agreements. 83. The currency has strengthened as investors swap dollars for pesos to buy Mexican treasury bills or shares, traders said. 84. The Danish central bank will also auction a new series of three-, six- and nine-month treasury bills. 85. The government has been forced to ratchet up the interest it pays on treasury bills to attract nervous foreign investors. 86. The major test, however, will come on Wednesday when the government tries to sell eight billion rubles worth of treasury bills. 87. The index includes treasury bills, foreign exchange forward contracts, and deposits. 88. The money was lost when Russia admitted in August it could not meet its obligations on its treasury bills. 89. The rate is set each week at one-quarter of a percentage point above the average yield on three-month treasury bills. 90. The Russian central bank said Friday the bank will soon announce increased access to treasury bills for foreigners. |