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It is also used to refer to obligations of the United States Treasury - commonly bonds. | It is also used to refer to obligations of the United States Treasury - commonly bonds. | ||
So investors may refer to investing in USTs. Sometimes reference | So investors may refer to investing in USTs. | ||
Sometimes reference is made to the (yield) spread on a corporate bond above that on US Treasury bonds as "over USTs". | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Spread]] | |||
* [[Treasury]] | * [[Treasury]] | ||
* [[Yield]] | |||
[[Category:Context_of_treasury]] | |||
[[Category:Treasury_operations]] |
Latest revision as of 11:53, 15 March 2018
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The abbreviation commonly used for the United States Department of the Treasury - commonly called the US Treasury.
2.
It is also used to refer to obligations of the United States Treasury - commonly bonds.
So investors may refer to investing in USTs.
Sometimes reference is made to the (yield) spread on a corporate bond above that on US Treasury bonds as "over USTs".