U.S. Commercial Paper Market Falls Most This Year

`` The U.S. commercial paper market fell $52.1 billion, or 2.9 percent, to a seasonally adjusted $1.76 trillion for the week ended Sept. 17, the Federal Reserve said today in Washington. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the market dropped $74.1 billion, or 4.2 percent, to $1.68 trillion, the biggest percentage-point decline in at least 26 years. ''