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The document discusses how interest rates on US Treasury securities are indirectly set by the US Federal Reserve. It explains that while the Fed sets the overnight rate and direct lending rates, this determines the nominal yields on all US Treasury securities. It also discusses how Treasury securities can be viewed as certificates of deposit at the Fed, with longer-term securities having higher rates similar to longer-term CDs. The document concludes that the Fed, as issuer of the US dollar, ultimately cont

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