Source: U.S. Treasury Department Averages calculated by Market News International

Total Foreign Non- Bid/ amount Coupon add-on comps cover High % at Issue (Bln $) rate (Bln $) (Bln $) ratio Yield High

Average (Jan-97 to date) 0.120 2.29 2.432 58.50

Issue: September 15, 2010 Maturity: July 15, 2020

Interest Rate: 1.250 (coupon rate) CUSIP Number: 912828 NM 8 Amounts in millions of dollars: Public tenders 27962 Bid/cover ratio: 2.80 Tenders Accepted 10000

Yield awarded (high): 1.019 Price: 102.10918(adjusted price)

All competitive tenders at lower yields accepted; tenders at high yield allotted: 24.86%

Median: 0.940 Low: 0.845 (5% at or below low)

By Yali N'Diaye

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The U.S. accounting standard setting body is still collecting comments on its proposal to apply fair value accounting to all financial instruments, and Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said during his Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearing Thursday that it is not the best idea for long-term loans.

That is not to say fair value -- also known as mark-to-market -- should be eliminated, he said.

Source: U.S. Treasury Department Averages calculated by Market News International

Total Foreign Non- Bid/ amount Coupon add-on comps cover High % at Issue (Bln $) rate (Bln $) (Bln $) ratio Yield High

Average (Jan-97 to date) 0.122 2.28 2.465 59.28

By Steven K. Beckner

(MNI) - Two Federal Reserve Bank presidents voiced concern about the impact of foreclosures on local communities in their districts Thursday.

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said the problem is multifaceted. He said it is not just a foreclosure and REO (real estate owned) problem rooted in the housing bubble requiring mitigation; not just a housing affordability problem, and not just a problem caused by problems in the community such as unemployment, crime and so forth, but a combination of those.

By Yali N'Diaye

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Monetary policy is a "blunt" instrument and for that reason is not as effective as supervision and regulation to improve financial stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke underlined Thursday.

Source: U.S. Treasury Department Averages calculated by Market News International

Total Foreign Non- Bid/ amount Coupon add-on comps cover High % at Issue (Bln $) rate (Bln $) (Bln $) ratio Yield High

Average (Jan-97 to date) 0.122 2.28 2.465 59.28

By Ian McKendry