U.S. Treasury Bonds, U.S. Savings Bonds, U.S. Treasury Bills and U.S. Treasury Notes are called government securities. These investments are considered risk- free because the US Government backs them. Treasury bond interest is free of state and local taxes, while interest gained from Treasury Bills is exempt from local taxes.
Government securities - as the name suggests - are securities issued by governments. What this means in practice is short and long-term debt issued by governments. The public sector generally faces a funds deficit. Bonds provide long-term finance, but these tend to be supplemented by regular issues of short-term securities, either rolled-over regularly to finance part of the public debt or to cover temporary shortfalls in fiscal revenue.
Securities issued by the U.S. government, such as treasury bills, bonds, notes, and savings bonds. Government Securities are the most creditworthy of all debt instruments since they are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
These are instruments issued by the government which commonly have a maturity of anything from a few weeks up to 30 years. This is the safest form of investment in a domestic currency, and it is considered virtually risk free, because the government can always print its own money to redeem the issue.
An IOU issued by the US Treasury in order to borrow money. Owners of these IOUs receive fixed interest payments from the Treasury until the IOU is repaid at a given date in the future. Government securities come in three types. Treasury bills are short-term IOUs that are repaid within a year or less. Treasury notes are medium-term IOUs that are repaid within 1-10 years. Treasury bonds are long-term IOUs that are repaid after 10 years or more
An obligation of the U.S. government, backed by the full faith and credit of the government. These securities are regarded as the highest quality of investment securities available in the U.S. securities market.
Negotiable U.S. Treasury securities.
A general term that refers to any instruments of debt issued by the Government.
Interest-bearing debts of the federal government, including Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury bonds.
Securities issued by U.S. government agencies and international governments. U.S.Treasuries are generally considered the safest, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the government.
Debt (such as bonds, bills or notes) sold by the federal government or its agencies to raise money.
Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury or federal agencies.