{
  "id": 7211536,
  "title": "T-bills auction: Government exceeds target marginally; interest rates decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-marginally-interest-rates-7211536",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T00:27:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-marginally-interest-rates-decline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government's recent treasury bills auction exceeded its target by a small margin, with a 2.8% oversubscription of short-term securities amounting to GH¢8.1 billion. The government accepted GH¢7.2 billion of the bids, meeting the auction target of GH¢7.9 billion. The 91-day bill saw the highest demand, with GH¢4.56 billion in bids, accounting for 55% of the total bids. However, only GH¢4.52 billion was accepted. The 182-day bill received GH¢2.07 billion in bids, while the 364-day bill had GH¢1.56 billion in bids. Interest rates on the yield curve continued to decline, with the yield on the 91-day bill dropping by 11 basis points to 4.69%, and the 182-day bill yield falling from 6.67% to 6.51%. The 364-day bill yield also decreased by a basis point to 10.10%.",
  "summary": "According to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the government recorded a 2.8% oversubscription of the short-term securities to the tune of GH¢8.1 billion.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "T-bills auction: Government exceeds target marginally; interest rates decline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/t-bills-auction-government-exceeds-target-marginally-interest-rates",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:27:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}