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The abbreviation commonly used for the United States Department of the Treasury - commonly called the US Treasury. | The abbreviation commonly used for the United States Department of the Treasury - commonly called the US Treasury. | ||
It is also used to refer to obligations of the United States Treasury - commonly bonds. So investors may refer to investing in USTs. | 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 can be made to the (interest rate) spread on a corporate bond above that on US Treasury bonds as "over USTs". | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Treasury]] | |||
Revision as of 10:10, 17 January 2015
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The abbreviation commonly used for the United States Department of the Treasury - commonly called the US Treasury.
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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 can be made to the (interest rate) spread on a corporate bond above that on US Treasury bonds as "over USTs".
