Treasury bills

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1. Securities issued by the U.S. government. T-bills normally have fixed terms; that is, the purchaser cannot take possession of the accrued interest for a fixed period of time after purchase. T-bills are auctioned by the Treasury each week; the auction determines the six-month interest rate.

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Keeping your money in Treasury bills or short-term cash lost you 11% in real, inflation-adjusted terms.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fund managers also hold relatively low levels of cash and Treasury bills in their portfolios, although those levels have come off the lows seen a month ago.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

BlackRock has seen “very strong” inflows this year into an ETF focused on ultra-short-term Treasury bills, Chaudhuri said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Filings for one showed those were almost all risk-free Treasury bills that are too long-dated to count as cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

We have also made arrangements whereby France should have access to our markets for Treasury bills issued in francs.

From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various