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Treasury sold $85 billion of 8-week bills at a 3.920 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 8-week bill auction on September 17 sold $85 billion of 56-day bills (CUSIP 912797VX2) at a high discount rate of 3.920 percent and an investment rate of 3.999 percent. Bid-to-cover was 2.94. Price was 99.390222. Total tenders were $256,995,401,800 and total accepted $92,222,446,800, including $7,222,402,100 accepted by SOMA outside the offering. Last Thursday's 8-week bill (CUSIP 912797VW4) stopped at a 3.845 percent high discount rate and a 3.922 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 2.82. The new bills issue September 22 and mature November 17, 2026.

Offering amount: $85,000,000,000 2026-09-17
High discount rate: 3.92% 2026-09-17 · prior 3.85% (2026-09-10)
High investment rate: 4% 2026-09-17 · prior 3.92% (2026-09-10)
Bid-to-cover ratio: 2.94 2026-09-17 · prior 2.82 (2026-09-10)
Price per 100: 99.39 2026-09-17
Total accepted: $92,222,446,800 2026-09-17
Total tendered: $256,995,401,800 2026-09-17
SOMA accepted: $7,222,402,100 2026-09-17
Share allotted at the high rate: 2.93% 2026-09-17

Source: Treasury auction results, 8-week bill, September 17, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 8-week bill, September 10, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source

found Offering amount = $85,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found High discount rate = 3.92% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found High investment rate = 4% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.94 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Price per 100 = 99.39 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total accepted = $92,222,446,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total tendered = $256,995,401,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found SOMA accepted = $7,222,402,100 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Share allotted at the high rate = 2.93% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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