Chapter 19 - The treasury in the financial markets. In this chapter, students will be able to examine the many important roles played by the government’s treasury department; to identify how the government raises new funds and how it spends the funds raised; to understand how the activities of the treasury department impact the money and capital markets and the economy. | Lecture Money and capital markets: Financial institutions and instruments in a global marketplace (8th edition): Chapter 19 - Peter S. Rose