interest rate moves

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed May 5 15:51:26 PDT 1999


Greg Nowell wrote:


>Doug mentioned the long bond at 5.8% but I checked and
>at closing today it was at 5.699, which is higher than
>it's been in a while but still a ways below 5.8.

Maybe we're not checking the same place. 5.95, even, as of 5/4. I was quoting the 5/3 number, which was up this morning.

Doug

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<http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/releases/H15/update/>

H.15 DAILY UPDATE: WEB RELEASE ONLY For immediate release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES May 5, 1999

Yields in percent per annum

Mon Tue

May 3 May 4

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SELECTED INTEREST RATES

Federal funds (effective) 1 2 3 5.01 4.71 [...]

Treasury constant maturities

3-month 4.62 4.63

6-month 4.69 4.69

1-year 4.79 4.80

2-year 5.08 5.12

3-year 5.16 5.20

5-year 5.25 5.30

7-year 5.44 5.48

10-year 5.38 5.42

20-year 5.93 6.00

30-year 5.67 5.72

Composite

Over 10 years (long-term) 14 5.89 5.95 [...]



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