For example, you'll receive an interest payment every six months, and at the maturity of a $1,000 10-year Treasury note, you receive the $1,000 face value back — but no more interest payments.

The U.S. Treasury can draw up to $700 billion in new funding from its gold revaluation account at the Federal Reserve. Read ...

Instead, investors receive the full face value at maturity, with the difference representing their return. Treasury notes and ...