# Document Retrieval Report — Event ID 418825

## Event Summary
- **Title:** 17-Week Bill Auction
- **Country:** US
- **Indicator:** 17 Week Bill Yield
- **Date:** 2026-03-18 15:30 UTC
- **Actual Yield:** 3.61%
- **Previous Yield:** 3.6%
- **Unit:** %

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## Retrieval Attempts

### Attempt 1: TreasuryDirect Direct Access
- **URL:** https://www.treasurydirect.gov
- **Status:** FAILED
- **Error:** Site returning 404/Page Not Found or error pages for auction query and results endpoints
- **Timestamp:** 2026-03-18 15:40:00 UTC

### Attempt 2: Treasury.gov Press Releases
- **URL:** https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases
- **Status:** FAILED
- **Error:** Domain displaying maintenance message: "We're sorry, but our website is currently unavailable. We are experiencing some technical difficulties at the moment, but our team is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible."
- **Timestamp:** 2026-03-18 15:42:00 UTC

### Attempt 3: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- **URL:** https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/treasury-debt-auctions-and-buybacks-as-fiscal-agent
- **Status:** PARTIAL
- **Finding:** Navigation structure accessible, but no direct link to March 18, 2026 auction results located
- **Timestamp:** 2026-03-18 15:45:00 UTC

### Attempt 4: Perplexity Search (via Sub-agent)
- **Status:** FAILED
- **Error:** Perplexity API quota exceeded (HTTP 401)
- **Recommendation:** Requires alternate API key or quota replenishment

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## Infrastructure Findings

### Treasury Auction System Architecture
- **Auction Frequency:** Treasury 17-week bills are auctioned **every week**
- **Expected Posting Day:** Thursday of auction week
- **Maturity Period:** 119 days (approx. 17 weeks) from issuance
- **Typical Source Pages:**
  - Primary: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/auctions/announcements-data-results/
  - Secondary: https://www.newyorkfed.org (as fiscal agent)
  - Tertiary: Federal Reserve H.4.1 statistical release

### Known Document Pattern
Based on successful retrieval of similar events (e.g., Event 418836 — Japan MOF 52-week bill), the expected document structure would include:
- Announcement URL with auction terms and bid process
- Results URL with: weighted average price, yield at average price, bid-to-cover ratio, accepted bids
- Metadata: issue date, maturity date, offering amount, allotment percentages

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## Acceptance Checks Status

| Check | Status | Notes |
|-------|--------|-------|
| **Title Match** | NOT PERFORMED | Source unavailable |
| **Domain Match** | NOT PERFORMED | Source unavailable |
| **Full Body Extracted** | NOT PERFORMED | Document not retrieved |
| **Indicator Present** | NOT PERFORMED | Document not retrieved |
| **Structure Preserved** | NOT PERFORMED | Document not retrieved |
| **Numbers Verify** | PARTIAL | Payload data confirmed: 3.61% yield, previous 3.6% |
| **Artifact Completeness** | INCOMPLETE | meta/418825.json created; raw and result files missing |

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## Recommendations for Retry

1. **Wait for Treasury.gov Recovery:** Domain showed temporary maintenance error. Retry after 1-2 hours.

2. **Archive.org Fallback:** Check Wayback Machine snapshots of TreasuryDirect for recent auctions:
   - https://web.archive.org/web/20260318*/treasurydirect.gov/auctions/

3. **Federal Reserve Statistical Releases:** When site recovers, access H.4.1 release PDF:
   - https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/

4. **Bloomberg Terminal Alternative:** If available, query B-BILLS <GO> terminal screen for March 18 auction data.

5. **Manual Web Search:** Search "Treasury 17-week bill auction March 18 2026" on financial news sites (MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance, CNBC) for secondary coverage that may include official figures.

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## Event Data Confidence

**Yield Figures Confidence:** HIGH
- Payload provides specific actual (3.61%) and previous (3.6%) yields
- These are precise decimal values typical of official auction results
- Consistency between two consecutive auctions supports data validity

**Source Document Confidence:** LOW
- Could not retrieve primary official document
- Treasury.gov infrastructure temporarily unavailable
- Recommend re-attempt when service restored

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## Date Context

- **Event UTC Anchor:** 2026-03-18T15:30:00Z
- **Retrieval Attempt Window:** 2026-03-18T15:30:00Z to 2026-03-18T15:54:00Z (24 minutes post-event)
- **Expected Document Publication:** 2026-03-18 or 2026-03-19 (announcement/results typically posted within 24 hours of auction)

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## Metadata File

Partial metadata saved to: `research_output/meta/418825.json`

This retrieval report should be retained for future reference and retry scheduling.