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4 Week Treasury Bill Rate is at 4.56%, compared to 4.60% the previous market day and 0.15% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 1.22%. 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.

4-week Treasurys are sold at a discount determined at auction. So if you bought $10,000 at the January 30 auction, you paid $9,988 and will receive $10,000 four weeks later. That's an annualized return of 1.46%. They pay interest only at maturity.

3 Month Treasury Bill Rate is at 4.77%, compared to 4.68% the previous market day and 0.52% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 4.17%.

Both bonds and notes pay interest every six months.

52-week bills are offered every four weeks. Except for holidays or special circumstances, the offering is announced on Thursday, the bills are auctioned the following Tuesday, and they are issued on the Thursday following the auction.

Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) are relatively short-term investments that: mature in two years. pay interest four times each year. have an interest rate that may change or "float" over time.

You can buy short-term Treasury bills on TreasuryDirect, the U.S. government's portal for buying U.S. Treasuries. Short-term Treasury bills can also be bought and sold through a bank or broker. If you do not hold your Treasuries until maturity, the only way to sell them is through a bank or broker.

Bills TermAuction frequencyIssue day4-week 8-weekEvery weekFollowing Tuesday13-week 26-weekEvery weekThursday17-weekEvery weekFollowing Tuesday52-weekEvery 4 weeksThursday