Markets · September 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Treasury says markets absorbed $550B in new bills

Published September 22, 2026 • Updated September 23, 2026

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Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke said net bill supply rose more than $550B in July and August, and money funds took about 85%.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke told the Treasury Market Conference that net bill supply rose by more than $550B in July and August, about 8% growth in two months. Money market funds took about 85% of it. Treasury has now bought back nearly $500B of its securities, and stablecoin issuers hold nearly $200B in bills and other short-dated Treasuries.

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Remarks by Deputy Secretary Francis Brooke (Treasury, Sept 22, 2026)

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