The ministry's outstanding corporate debt, ranging from long bonds to short-dated bills, stands at 711.5 billion yuan.

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Short-dated bills of acceptance rose by six basis points as investors reduced expectations for a rate increase in coming months and lowering implied yields.

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And, during the Kennedy Administration, the Fed sold T-bills and purchased an equal amount of longer dated T-Notes in order to reduce long-term rates.

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