According to Odaily, the U.S. Treasury Department has announced a reduction in the size of its benchmark Treasury bill auctions for the second consecutive week. This move aims to maintain borrowing capacity under the statutory debt limit. On Thursday, the Treasury plans to issue $85 billion in four-week Treasury bills, a decrease of $5 billion from the previous issuance of the same maturity. Additionally, the Treasury will issue $80 billion in eight-week Treasury bills, also reduced by $5 billion. The regular Wednesday auction for 17-week Treasury bills has been lowered to $60 billion, a reduction of $2 billion. This is part of the Treasury's efforts to manage its borrowing within the constraints of the debt ceiling, and it may be one of several such reductions in the future.