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Treasury sold $90 billion of 4-week bills at a 3.820 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 4-week bill auction on September 17 sold $90 billion of 28-day bills (CUSIP 912797VM6) at a high discount rate of 3.820 percent and an investment rate of 3.885 percent. Bid-to-cover was 3.02. Price was 99.702889. Total tenders were $279,448,148,200 and total accepted $97,647,910,200, including $7,647,249,400 accepted by SOMA outside the offering. Last Thursday's 4-week bill (CUSIP 912797VL8) stopped at a 3.775 percent high discount rate and a 3.839 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 2.81. The new bills issue September 22 and mature October 20, 2026.

Offering amount: $90,000,000,000 2026-09-17
High discount rate: 3.82% 2026-09-17 · prior 3.77% (2026-09-10)
High investment rate: 3.88% 2026-09-17 · prior 3.84% (2026-09-10)
Bid-to-cover ratio: 3.02 2026-09-17 · prior 2.81 (2026-09-10)
Price per 100: 99.703 2026-09-17
Total accepted: $97,647,910,200 2026-09-17
Total tendered: $279,448,148,200 2026-09-17
SOMA accepted: $7,647,249,400 2026-09-17
Share allotted at the high rate: 69.59% 2026-09-17

Source: Treasury auction results, auction date September 17, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Also: Treasury auction results, 4-week bill, September 17, 2026, Treasury auction results, 4-week bill, September 10, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source

found Offering amount = $90,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found High discount rate = 3.82% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found High investment rate = 3.88% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Bid-to-cover ratio = 3.02 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Price per 100 = 99.703 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Total accepted = $97,647,910,200 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Total tendered = $279,448,148,200 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found SOMA accepted = $7,647,249,400 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Share allotted at the high rate = 69.59% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

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