Release · 2026-09-24 to 2026-09-24

Treasury sold $85 billion of 8-week bills at a 3.990 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 8-week bill auction on September 24 sold $85 billion of 56-day bills (CUSIP 912797VY0) at a 3.990 percent high discount rate and a 4.071 percent investment rate. Bid-to-cover was 2.76. Price was 99.379333. Total tenders were $241,527,849,800 and total accepted $92,026,009,800, including $7,025,786,900 accepted by SOMA. Last week's 8-week bill (CUSIP 912797VX2) stopped at a 3.920 percent high discount rate and a 3.999 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 2.94. The new bills issue September 29 and mature November 24.

Offering amount: $85,000,000,000 2026-09-24
High discount rate: 3.99% 2026-09-24 · prior 3.92% (2026-09-17)
Investment rate: 4.07% 2026-09-24 · prior 4% (2026-09-17)
Bid-to-cover ratio: 2.76 2026-09-24 · prior 2.94 (2026-09-17)
Price per 100: 99.379 2026-09-24
Total accepted: $92,026,009,800 2026-09-24
Total tendered: $241,527,849,800 2026-09-24
SOMA accepted: $7,025,786,900 2026-09-24
Share allotted at the high rate: 23.84% 2026-09-24

8-week bill auction high discount rate. TreasuryDirect, September 17 and September 24, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 8-week bill, September 24, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 8-week bill, September 17, 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 = 3.99% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Investment rate = 4.07% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.76 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Price per 100 = 99.379 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total accepted = $92,026,009,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total tendered = $241,527,849,800 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found SOMA accepted = $7,025,786,900 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Share allotted at the high rate = 23.84% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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