Treasury note

Treasury note definition - business

Treasury note

Intermediate-term (1-10 years), interest-bearing debt of the U.S. Treasury that may be purchased through a bank or brokerage firm or directly from the Federal Reserve. An active secondary market makes it easy to resell a Treasury note.

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