treasuries---US government bonds (debt).
There is an inverse relationship between the price of the bonds and the
interest rate paid to bondholders. Treasuries are considered “risk-free”
investments but there are insurance contracts (hedges, derivatives) on them
also. Many thanks are in order to Wikipedia for help with
the definitions.
There is an inverse relationship between the price of the bonds and the
interest rate paid to bondholders. Treasuries are considered “risk-free”
investments but there are insurance contracts (hedges, derivatives) on them
also. Many thanks are in order to Wikipedia for help with
the definitions.