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US debt news, October 2026

3 items from official releases and data, newest first. Each links to its source.

  1. Federal Reserve

    Fed's Treasury holdings rose $12.4 billion in September 2026

    The Federal Reserve held $4.45 trillion of US Treasury securities in its last weekly report of September 2026 (September 23, 2026), up $12.4 billion from $4.44 trillion on August 26, 2026. Its holdings peaked at $5.68 trillion on April 20, 2022.

    Treasury securities held
    $4.45 trillion
    Change over the month
    +$12.4 billion
    Peak
    $5.68 trillion
  2. Auctions

    Treasury announced $391 billion in upcoming auctions on October 1, 2026

    Treasury announced 6 offerings on October 1, 2026, totalling $391 billion across 26-week, 29-year, 6-week, 9-year, 3-year, 13-week securities. The auctions are scheduled for October 5, 2026, October 6, 2026, October 7, 2026, October 8, 2026. Announced amounts and dates can change.

    Amount offered
    $391 billion
    Offerings announced
    6
    First auction
    October 5, 2026
  3. Auctions

    Treasury sold $205 billion of Treasury bills on October 1, 2026

    Treasury auctioned $205 billion across 2 bill tranches on October 1, 2026. The largest was the 17-week bill at $105 billion, which cleared at an investment rate of 3.956% with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.83. That is 27 basis points lower than the 4.230% at the previous 17-week auction on September 30, 2026. Across the 2 tranches sold that day, investment rates were mixed than at the previous auction of the same term. Indirect bidders, a group that includes foreign central banks, took 63.9% of the competitive amount in that tranche.

    Bills sold
    $205 billion
    17-week investment rate
    3.956%
    Bid-to-cover
    2.83
    Change vs previous
    −27 bp

Sources

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