TREASURY BALANCES AT FED ROSE ON FEB 27 Treasury balances at the Federal Reserve rose on Feb 27 to 3.482 billion dlrs from 1.538 billion dlrs the previous business day, the Treasury said in its latest budget statement. Balances in tax and loan note accounts fell to 21.334 billion dlrs from 25.164 billion dlrs on the same respective days. The Treasury's operating cash balance totaled 24.816 billion dlrs on Feb 27 compared with 26.702 billion dlrs on Feb 26.