How Do I Find Information on Government Bonds?
From any screen on Bloomberg, start typing Government Bonds in the Help menu. Bloomberg will autocomplete the term after a few letters. Alternately, press the yellow GOVT key.
WB is the mnemonic for World Bond Markets. Type or select WB to access world government bond data.
United States Government Bonds
You can access data on United States treasury bonds directly with the following commands:
Type GOVT GO for a general list of United States treasury securities.
U.S. Treasury Bonds
10 Year:
CT10 GOVT GO
5 Year:
CT5 GOVT GO
U.S. Generic Bonds
USGG5YR INDEX GO
USGG10YR INDEX GO
3 Month T-Bill:
CB3 GOVT GO
United States Municipal Bonds
To find municipal bond information:
Type STGO and press MUNI for state issued bonds
Type CTGO and press MUNI for city issued bonds
