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Treasury sold $75 billion of 6-week bills at a 3.870 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 6-week bill auction today sold $75 billion of 42-day bills (CUSIP 912797UM7) at a 3.870 percent high discount rate and a 3.942 percent investment rate. Bid-to-cover was 3.03. Price was 99.548500. Total tenders were $232,536,898,800 and total accepted $80,066,009,100, including $5,065,944,300 accepted by SOMA outside the public offering. Last week's 6-week bill (CUSIP 912797SK4) stopped at a 3.850 percent high discount rate with bid-to-cover 3.16. The new bills issue September 24 and mature November 5.

Offering amount: $75,000,000,000 2026-09-22
High discount rate: 3.87% 2026-09-22 · prior 3.85% (2026-09-15)
Investment rate: 3.94% 2026-09-22 · prior 3.92% (2026-09-15)
Bid-to-cover ratio: 3.03 2026-09-22 · prior 3.16 (2026-09-15)
Price per 100: 99.549 2026-09-22
Total accepted: $80,066,009,100 2026-09-22
Total tendered: $232,536,898,800 2026-09-22
SOMA accepted: $5,065,944,300 2026-09-22
Share allotted at the high rate: 83.32% 2026-09-22

6-week bill auction high discount rate. TreasuryDirect, September 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, September 22, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, September 15, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source

found Offering amount = $75,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found High discount rate = 3.87% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Investment rate = 3.94% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Bid-to-cover ratio = 3.03 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Price per 100 = 99.549 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total accepted = $80,066,009,100 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total tendered = $232,536,898,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found SOMA accepted = $5,065,944,300 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Share allotted at the high rate = 83.32% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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