编辑同志:去年10月23日,中国人民银行公布较大幅度地降低金融机构存款利率之后,国债市场随即一片火爆,国债成为居民群众的投资热点。然而,在国债发行期限内,部分金融机构出于自身经济利益考虑(如1997年发行三年期凭证式国债年利率为9.18%,比银行短期贷款利率要高),利用承购包销国债的便利条件,采取或明或暗的手段囤积、惜售国债现象时有发生,应引起有关部门的重视。发行国债的目的是聚集社会闲散资金,支援国家经济建设,促进市场经济健 Editorial Comrade: After the People’s Bank of China announced on October 23 last year that the interest rate on deposits of financial institutions was drastically reduced, the treasury bond market soon became hot and the national debt became the investment hot spot for the residents. However, during the issuance period of government bonds, some financial institutions considered the economic interests of their own (for example, the annual interest rate of three-year vouchers issued in 1997 was 9.18%, higher than the interest rate of short-term bank loans) Conditions, to take bright or dark means of hoarding, reluctantly sell the phenomenon of treasury bonds occur, should cause the relevant departments attention. The purpose of issuing bonds is to gather idle social resources, support national economic construction and promote market economy