Treasury Offered to Buy $6 Billion of Its Debt. Sellers Offered $10.5 Billion. It Bought $4.1 Billion.
Treasury Offered to Buy $6 Billion of Its Debt. Sellers Offered $10.5 Billion. It Bought $4.1 Billion. The Treasury received far more offers than it ultimately accepted. The numbers show what happened — but not why Treasury stopped at $4.078 billion. Key Takeaways On September 24, 2026, the Treasury offered to buy up to $6 billion of its own long-term debt. Dealers submitted $10.468 billion in offers to sell. Treasury accepted $4.078 billion. The $6.39 billion difference is the amount of sell offers Treasury did not accept. Treasury's published buyback terms allow it to reject offers at prices it considers inappropriate. The public results do not disclose which individual offers were rejected or the price or selection criteria Treasury used for non-accepted offers. Long-term Treasury yields moved higher around the operation, with the 30-year reaching 5.47% on September 24 — but the available evidence does not establish that the buyback result caused the move. T...