1.   Currently, the shortest maturity at FFB is three months.

2.   On the shortest maturities, yields were unchanged.

3.   The Treasury has begun weekly Tuesday auctions of securities that mature in only four weeks, the shortest maturity in its regular lineup.

4.   They are the obligations of the U.S. government with the shortest maturity, and as such are sought after in times of crisis.

5.   The shortest Treasury maturity now available to investors is a three-month bill.