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Treasury Bills. 4-week and 8-week bills are offered each week. Except for holidays or special circumstances, the offering is announced on Tuesday, the bills are auctioned on Thursday and they are issued on the following Tuesday. 13-week and 26-week bills are offered each week.

4 Week Treasury Bill Rate is at 0.09%, compared to 0.09% the previous market day and 1.51% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 1.22%.

Treasury bonds pay a fixed interest rate on a semi-annual basis. This interest is exempt from state and local taxes. But it's subject to federal income tax, according to TreasuryDirect. Treasury bonds are government securities that have a 30-year term.

What do Treasury bonds pay? A 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond is paying around a 1.25 percent coupon rate. That means the bond will pay $12.50 per year for every $1,000 in face value that you own. The semiannual coupon payments are half that, or $6.25 per $1,000.

Basic Info. The 4 Week Treasury Bill Rate is the yield received for investing in a US government issued treasury bill that has a maturity of 4 weeks. The 4 week treasury yield is included on the short of the yield curve, and thus closely mirrors the Federal Funds rate that is set by the Federal Reserve.

Marketable securities can be bought, sold, or transferred after they are originally issued. The U.S. Treasury uses an auction process to sell these securities and determine their rate or yield. Annual auction activity: Offers several types of securities with varying maturities.

Issuance. On issue day, Treasury delivers securities to bidders who were awarded securities in a particular auction. In exchange, Treasury charges the accounts of those bidders for payment of the securities. Treasury bills are issued at a discount or at par (face amount) and are paid at par at maturity.