government bond

Noun

Meaning

a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bond indenture debenture government debt national debt bond issue agency security government security loan debentures mortgage debentures bond issued by a government mortgage debenture national government bond obligations of the government obligations of the state
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Antonyms

junk bond

Hypernyms

bond bond certificate

Hyponyms

treasury savings bond treasury obligations

Related terms

bond paper

Examples

Below is a graph that compares 2-year government bond yields from the US to those from Germany and Australia. Source: Internet

A corporate bond is a bond issued by a corporation, in the way that a government bond is a bond issued by the government. Source: Internet

In order to maintain their portfolio, LTCM was therefore dependent on the willingness of its counterparties in the government bond (repo) market to continue to finance their portfolio. Source: Internet

As a result, we were executing government bond sales for clients of Oshchadbank for two months, November–December 2013. Source: Internet

But Spanish and Italian 10-year government bond yields rose, with Spain's hitting a fresh euro era record above 7.1 percent, close to levels that drove Greece, and Portugal to seek international rescues. Source: Internet

On the other, interest rates were cut close to or below zero in an attempt to kick-start growth, pulling government bond yields down to historic lows in their wake. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

government assistance government benefit government body government bond loan government bond loan measure government bond yields