指美国政府发行的期限为3个月、6个月、最长为12个月的无记名短期
债券。
国库券定期出售，在
货币市场上占有主导地位。美国财政部有近三分之一的有价
债券属于
国库券。在公开
市场买卖
国库券是美国
货币政策的重要组成部分。
参见Open Market Operations（公开市场操作）。
Short-term US government bearer securities with maturities of three, six and maximum twelve months. Sold on a regular
basis and commanding a dominating
position on
money markets. Nearly one-third of marketable US Treasury
debt is concentrated in Treasury bills. The purchase and sale of such bills through
open market operations forms a key part of US
monetary policy.
See also: Open Market Operations
