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  • Friday, February 18, 2011
    Yield/Rate (%)52-weekChange in
    Pct. Pts
    Interest RateLastWk AgoHighLow52-Wk3-Yr
    * Base rate posted by 70% of the nation's largest banks.
    Get this by E-mail Source: Thomson Reuters, WSJ Market Data Group, Bankrate.com
    Federal-funds rate target0-0.250.000.000.00...-3.00
    Prime rate*3.253.253.253.25...-2.75
    Libor, 3-month0.310.310.540.250.06-2.76
    Money market, annual yield0.630.650.850.61-0.22-2.16
    Five-year CD, annual yield1.981.982.651.98-0.67-1.36
    30-year mortgage, fixed5.035.165.434.32-0.18-0.88
    15-year mortgage, fixed4.364.434.583.71-0.11-1.03
    Jumbo mortgages, $417,000-plus5.665.726.195.32-0.45-1.27
    Five-year adj mortage (ARM)3.773.795.793.31-0.58-1.37
    New-car loan, 48-month5.155.166.855.15-1.26-1.84
    Home-equity loan, $30,0005.175.175.235.06-0.06-0.56

Global Government Bonds

  • Friday, February 18, 2011
    Coupon
    (%)
    CountryMaturityYield (%)Latest Spread
    over Treasurys*
    Previous
    Yield (%)
    * In basis points
    Source: Thomson Reuters
    See all Global Government Bonds
    4.500Australia105.622203.15.615
    2.500France103.6081.73.573
    2.500Germany103.236-35.53.177
    1.200Japan101.309-228.21.341
    4.750U.K.103.80821.73.760
    3.625U.S.103.591...3.578
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Treasury yield curve: Updated daily. Source: Ryan ALM.

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U.S. consumer rates chart: Updated daily. Source: Bankrate.com

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