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August 19, 2008 9:43:17 PM EDT
US Government Benchmarks
| Issue/Issuer | Coupon | Maturity Date | Latest Discount Yield/Price | Yield |
| 4 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 11 Sep 2008 | 1.740 | 1.501 |
| 13 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 20 Nov 2008 | 1.770 | 1.739 |
| 26 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 19 Feb 2009 | ||
| 2 Year Treasury Note | 0.000 | 30 Jul 2009 | 98.051 | 2.080 |
| 5 Year Treasury Note | 2.750 | 31 Jul 2010 | 100.820 | 2.321 |
| 10 Year Treasury Note | 3.375 | 31 Jul 2013 | 101.383 | 3.073 |
| 30 Year Treasury Bond | 4.000 | 15 Aug 2018 | 101.305 | 3.841 |
Short Term Rates
| Key Rates | Date | Average / Bid / Offer Rate |
| Prime Rate | 19 Aug 2008 | 5 |
| Federal Funds Effective Rate | 18 Aug 2008 | 1.91 |
| Discount Rate - NY Federal Reserve | 19 Aug 2008 | 2.25 |
| 1 Month LIBOR | 19 Aug 2008 | 2.47 |
| 3 Month LIBOR | 19 Aug 2008 | 2.81 |
Bond & Rates News
Tuesday August 19, 2008
- Interest rates may not have peaked: Kamath
20:41:00 EDT - ICICI Bank sells Rs 1,100 crore worth CD portfolio abroad
20:30:00 EDT - Hero Honda hikes prices of various models by up to Rs 1,500
20:27:00 EDT - China's Tsingtao Brewery H1 profit up 32 pct on higher prices, tax adjustment
20:03:00 EDT - Global Ship Lease Expects to File Warrant Registration Statement and Announce Record Date for Starting Dividend in Early September
17:23:00 EDT - 012 Smile.Communications Reports 2Q Results
17:11:00 EDT - First Horizon Insurance Agency Earns 'Chairman's Circle' Status From The Doctors Company
15:55:00 EDT - RealPennies.com: RealPennies.com: (OTCBB:FOUR) 4C Controls, Inc.
12:10:00 EDT - RealPennies.com: RealPennies.com: (OTCBB:BDCG) Bonds.com Group, Inc.
11:36:00 EDT
Featured Article
September Dow - The Dow's rally has been spurred by falling crude prices, but it may soon end. The Federal Reserve is reporting that more banks are tightening their lending standards, as the percentage of banks reporting tighter lending standards rose across various loan types in its July survey. In April, the central bank had found the percentage of banks reporting tighter lending standards was already near historic highs, at 60%. This newest survey found that about 75 percent of the banks surveyed indicated they'd tightened their standards. Read the full article.