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# US Treasury
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Last modified: 2026-10-17

The US Treasury is the government's borrower and [the oldest name on the US market map](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-stock-market-explained): it issues bonds to cover the gap between what Congress spends and collects, and decides their maturities. A [Treasury headline is about the supply of bonds](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks); a [Fed headline is about the price of money](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets).

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