{
  "id": 6068544,
  "title": "T-bills auction: Government exceeds target by 51%, interest rates fall again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-by-51-interest-rates-fall-6068544",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T00:13:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-by-51-interest-rates-fall-again/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government's treasury bills auction exceeded expectations by 51.6%, raising GH¢9.93 billion while only accepting GH¢8.3 billion of the bids. For the first time in months, the 91-day bill led with GH¢6.2 billion of the bids, accounting for 62.6% of the total. The 182-day bill received GH¢1.9 billion in bids, and the 364-day bill garnered GH¢1.7 billion. Interest rates continued to fall on the yield curve, with the 91-day bill's rate dropping 14 basis points to 4.80%, the 182-day bill's rate decreasing to 6.67% from 6.87%, and the 364-day bill's rate falling by 66 basis points to 10.11%.",
  "summary": "For the first time in several months, the 91-day bill led the pack with GH¢6.2 billion of the bids tendered, representing 62.6% of the total bids.",
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "T-bills auction: Government exceeds target by 51%, interest rates fall again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-by-51-interest-rates-fall",
        "published": "2026-09-07T00:13:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}