U.S. Treasury

See: Treasury Bill.

The U.S. Treasury: Est. 1789. It’s the U.S. government’s treasury, which issues Treasury bills (less than a year-long holding), Treasury notes (mature in under ten years), and Treasury bonds (mature at 20 or 30 years). It also holds all of the U.S. government’s cash-money.

Speaking of the IRS, the U.S. Treasury includes the IRS (the Internal Revenue System) as well as the U.S. Mint (where USDs are born), the Bureau of the Public Debt, and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

The U.S. Treasury sometimes hangs out with the Fed, a.k.a. the Federal Reserve, the U.S.’s central bank. They gotta talk about inflation and the value of the dollar abroad. Gotta make sure things are looking a-okay.

The goal? Keep the economy running smoothly...and hopefully in an upward direction. Economic growth, security, and stability are all on the Treasury’s agenda.