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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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Meanwhile, investors may focus on the Japanese finance ministry’s auction today of about 600 billion yen of 30-year JGBs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s because its funding is tied to an auction for a shrinking number of pollution allowances.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Treasury will announce the result of a $39 billion 10-year-note auction at 1 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A major auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes slated for Wednesday, just after the May CPI data, will test that thesis.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Warden attended yet another public auction and purchased two more vehicles.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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