Bonds issued by a government in its own currency.... more on: Government bonds
A bond sold by the U.S. government. See also TREASURIES.
Bonds issued by governments—including federal, state, provincial, county, city, and local governments. See also bonds.
Securities issued by the U.S. Government include both Treasury Securities and Agency Securities
A type of bond issued by the U.S. government and backed by its full faith and credit. The types of U.S. Government bonds are as follows: Series EE (Saving Bond), Series HH (Saving Bond), Treasury Bills ( maturates of one year or less), Treasury Notes (maturates one to ten years), and Treasury Bonds (maturates ten years or longer). A category of mutual fund investment which invests primarily (or exclusively) in bonds issued by the U.S. government.
Bonds secured on the government's ability to raise taxes.
Securities issued by a country's central government, e.g., U.S. Treasury. Gilts" refer to British Treasuries, "JGBs" are Japanese Government Bonds, "Bunds" refer to German Treasuries and "OATs," "BTFs" and "BTANs" are issued by the French government.
U.S. Government obligations regarded as the highest grade issues in existence.
Securities issued by the governments of the US or other major developed country, such as UK, Singapore.
Bonds issued by either the Federal or State Governments.
Treasury securities that are direct obligations of the U.S. government and agency securities that are obligations of credit agencies sponsored by the U.S. government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). (See Treasury Bill, Treasury Bond, Treasury Note, Agency Security, Zero Coupon Security.) nterest Rate: Compensation paid or to be paid for the use of money, generally expressed as an annual percentage rate. The rate may be constant over the life of the bond (fixed-rate) or may change from time to time by reference to an index (floating-rate). (Bond Market Association)
Debt securities issued by the United States government. The six types include: Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, Treasury Certificates, Series E bonds, Series H bonds, and Treasury bonds.
Bonds bought by foreign investors to finance our debt. (Fools! Boy have we got them bamboozled!)
Obligations of the U.S. Government, regarded as the highest grade securities issues.
Mutual fund investing primarily in debt obligations (i.e. bonds) of the U.S. government. Government bond funds can be short-term, intermediate-term or long-term, reflecting the average maturity of the bonds held in the portfolio.
Bonds backed by the federal government, whether issued by the Treasury or one of the government agencies.
The Federal Reserve Board sells bonds through the Federal Open Market Committee to tighten the money supply.