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Treasury sold $85 billion of 6-week bills at a 3.970 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 6-week bill auction on September 29 sold $85 billion of 42-day bills (CUSIP 912797UY1) at a high discount rate of 3.970 percent and an investment rate of 4.044 percent. Bid-to-cover was 2.82. Price was 99.536833. Total tenders were $247,423,729,400 and total accepted $93,132,850,200, including $8,131,953,900 accepted by SOMA outside the offering. Last Tuesday's 6-week bill stopped at a 3.870 percent high discount rate and a 3.942 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 3.03. The new bills issue October 1 and mature November 12, 2026.

Offering amount: $85,000,000,000 2026-09-29
High discount rate: 3.97% 2026-09-29 · prior 3.87% (2026-09-22)
High investment rate: 4.04% 2026-09-29 · prior 3.94% (2026-09-22)
Bid-to-cover ratio: 2.82 2026-09-29 · prior 3.03 (2026-09-22)
Price per 100: 99.537 2026-09-29
Total accepted: $93,132,850,200 2026-09-29
Total tendered: $247,423,729,400 2026-09-29
SOMA accepted: $8,131,953,900 2026-09-29
Share allotted at the high rate: 68.26% 2026-09-29

Source: Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, September 29, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, September 22, 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 = 3.97% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found High investment rate = 4.04% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.82 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Price per 100 = 99.537 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total accepted = $93,132,850,200 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Total tendered = $247,423,729,400 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found SOMA accepted = $8,131,953,900 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
found Share allotted at the high rate = 68.26% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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