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What are Treasury Bills?

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What are Treasury Bills?

When the government goes to the financial market to raise money, it does so by issuing two types of debt instruments — treasury bills and government bonds. Treasury bills are issued when the government needs money for a short period. These bills are issued only by the central government, and the interest on them is determined by market forces.
 
What are maturity period of treasury bills?
 
Treasury bills, or T-bills, have a maximum maturity period of 364 days. So, they are categorised as money market instruments (money market deals with funds with a maturity of less than one year). At present, treasury
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UK Treasury chief unhappy with weak third-quarter economic growth

On coming to power in July for the first time in 14 years, the government described its economic inheritance from the former Conservative administration as the bleakest in decades, requiring

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2024 | 4:21 PM IST

Will continue cooperation for capacity building of Maldives forces: PM

Following the talks, India today granted Maldives a USD100 million Treasury bills roll over, in addition to both sides inking a USD 400 million and Rs 3,000 crore currency swap agreement

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Updated On : 07 Oct 2024 | 4:39 PM IST

Indian bond yields may partly reverse fall as US peers move higher

US bond yields rose, as traders booked profits after a recent fall, and as yields witnessed a floor. However, the possibility that the Fed could do another outsized rate cut remain intact

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Updated On : 26 Sep 2024 | 10:24 AM IST

Centre's H2 borrowing likely to stay in line with budgeted amount

May borrow around Rs 6.3 trillion during the period

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2024 | 11:06 PM IST

Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, and UCO Bank hike MCLR by 5 basis points

UCO Bank reduces T-bill benchmark linked rates

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Updated On : 09 Aug 2024 | 8:48 PM IST

China's ultra-long treasury bonds' use fuels expectations for more stimulus

After unshackling the economy from three years of Covid-19 restrictions, Chinese officials had hoped that stimulating the industrial sector would stabilise the job market

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2024 | 10:21 PM IST

State bonds, treasury bills supply for Q2 along the expected lines

States and Union Territories also plan to borrow up to Rs 2.63 trillion through state government securities over the same period

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 9:06 PM IST

Centre saved over Rs 25,500 cr via fund transfer norms: FM Sitharaman

The NDA government has disclosed off-Budget funded schemes in the Budget documents from FY22

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Updated On : 27 May 2024 | 11:18 PM IST

Bond yields seen easing as Indian govt cuts T-bill supply for 6 weeks

The 7.18 per cent 2033 bond yield is expected to trade between 7.05 per cent and 7.10 per cent, after ending at 7.0925 per cent, a trader with a state-run bank said

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Updated On : 21 May 2024 | 10:20 AM IST

Yield gap between Sensex earnings, 10-year US bond narrowest since 2000

The yield spread narrowed to -0.61 per cent on Monday, a stark contrast to 0.99 per cent a year ago and the 20-year average spread of 2 per cent

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Updated On : 23 Apr 2024 | 12:05 AM IST

US sanctions 6 individuals, 2 entities; targets N Korea's military funds

A US Treasury Department statement and South Korea's foreign ministry said the action was taken in coordination between the two countries

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 8:02 AM IST

Equity investors make best returns when interest rates decline: UBS

Equities have dominated bonds, while bonds have outperformed treasury bills

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2024 | 11:04 PM IST

Liquidity deficit in banks widens to Rs 3.3 trn due to GST outflows

The banking system's liquidity primarily stayed in deficit during the third quarter of the current financial year and it widened further in January, driven by tax outflows

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2024 | 8:28 PM IST

UK plans new framework to tackle small bank failures after SVB collapse

The proposals would require the industry to meet some costs associated with the bank failures rather than the taxpayer, Britain's Treasury said

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2024 | 5:09 PM IST

Treasury income's contribution to bank P&L's in Q3 to be modest: Analysts

The widening of the spread on state-government paper over central government bonds may work as a dampener, according to treasury executives

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2024 | 9:45 PM IST

Treasury bill cut-off yield fall slightly as banking liquidity eases

The Reserve Bank of India set the cut-off yield on 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day T-bill at 6.92 per cent, 7.11 per cent, and 7.15 per cent respectively

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2023 | 9:51 PM IST

Weekly Treasury bills' yield rise as bank liquidity deficit nears Rs 1 trn

The Reserve Bank of India set the cut-off yield on 91-day, 182-day and 364-day T-bill at 6.93 per cent, 7.14 per cent and 7.16 per cent respectively

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2023 | 10:54 PM IST

Attractive returns see retail investors prefer T-bills over govt bonds

Total subscriptions in the primary market surged to Rs 2,736 crore on September 18, from Rs 1,809 crore on April 3

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2023 | 5:34 PM IST
Updated On : 19 Sep 2023 | 7:15 PM IST

T-bills yield fall on liquidity rise, banks park over Rs 40k cr with RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set the cut-off yield on the 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day Treasury bills at 6.82 per cent, 7.02 per cent, and 7.03 per cent, respectively

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Updated On : 30 Aug 2023 | 7:44 PM IST