Treasury bills

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.

Example Sentences

It increased the appeal of gold relative to other safe haven assets like Treasury bills and high-yield savings that were expected to yield less.

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Sizes of short-term debt, or Treasury bills, are expected to be modestly reduced in December given projections of corporate taxes and then increased in January.

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Short-term Treasury bills are suitable if you need to access the money in the near term.

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Increasing the share of Treasury bills in federal financing is seen as “backdoor QE” by BofA strategists, similar to the Fed’s quantitative easing.

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Increasing the share of Treasury bills in federal financing is seen as “backdoor QE” by BofA strategists, similar to the Fed’s quantitative easing.

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