what are example of non u s government bonds 
foreign governments around the world issue debt in the form of bonds some of these commonly include the bottom linegovernment bonds issued by federal governments are among the safest investments around often carrying the risk free rate of return however because of their lower risk they also carry relatively lower yields in the u s federal bonds are known as treasuries which consist of short term t bills medium term t notes and long term t bonds foreign governments also regularly issue bonds state and local governments may also issue bonds in the form of municipal bonds munis these are attractive to some investors since they can offer certain tax exemptions 