US Government Benchmarks
| Issue/Issuer | Coupon | Maturity Date | Latest Discount Yield/Price | Yield |
| 4 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 18 Dec 2008 | 0.050 | 0.000 |
| 13 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 19 Feb 2009 | 0.040 | 0.000 |
| 26 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 21 May 2009 | 0.510 | 0.499 |
| 2 Year Treasury Note | 0.000 | 19 Nov 2009 | 99.151 | 0.851 |
| 5 Year Treasury Note | 1.500 | 31 Oct 2010 | 100.922 | 1.012 |
| 10 Year Treasury Note | 1.750 | 15 Nov 2011 | 101.594 | 1.205 |
| 30 Year Treasury Bond | 2.750 | 31 Oct 2013 | 103.859 | 1.925 |
Short Term Rates
| Key Rates | Date | Average / Bid / Offer Rate |
| Prime Rate | 20 Nov 2008 | 4 |
| Federal Funds Effective Rate | 19 Nov 2008 | 0.38 |
| Discount Rate - NY Federal Reserve | 20 Nov 2008 | 1.25 |
| 1 Month LIBOR | 20 Nov 2008 | 1.4 |
| 3 Month LIBOR | 20 Nov 2008 | 2.15 |
Bonds & Rates News from Comtex
INSTANT VIEW 4-Citigroup shares crash below $4, CDS widen
Friday November 21, 2008 10:55:11 EST
NEW YORK, Nov 21, 2008 (Reuters via COMTEX News Network) --
Citigroup Inc shares plunged anew on Friday, breaking through the key level of $4 a share and reversing early gains on the news that the bank was mulling a variety of options to restore the bank's health.
Citi, down as much as 2 (continued...)
Friday November 21, 2008
- Stockwire.com: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) just released some important news.
10:51:00 EST - StandoutStocks.com: "Stocks that Standout" picks for today are: AOLS, ASOE, BOGA, PCBP, UVICF
10:50:00 EST - INSTANT VIEW 3-Citigroup shares crash below $4, CDS widen
10:47:00 EST - St. Luke's, Saints Al's feel the pain as economy sours
10:32:00 EST - UBS securitization head Singh departing
10:03:00 EST - Bank of Canada to sell at least C$2.5 bln T-Bills
09:59:00 EST - Huffman assets will be cataloged, sold
09:29:00 EST - CORRECTED-New Issue-GDF Suez prices 450 mln SFR 2012 bond
09:07:00 EST
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