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Economy & Bonds: Bond Investing and Tools, Key Economic Indicators

Economy & Bonds

BOND REPORT: Treasurys Rise As Stocks Stumble On Financial Woes

By Nick Godt Treasurys rose on Friday, sending yields lower, as stocks came under renewed pressure from the ailing financial sector, while a surge in crude-oil prices to a new record fueled concerns about the economy.

BONDS TOOLBOX
To Swap or Not?
Before you cash in those bonds, be sure to crunch the numbers.
Living Yield Curve
Check out our interactive living yield curve to learn how interest rates affect the economy.
Economy Watch Data:  Key Indicators | Employment | Housing | Income/Consumption | Price Indexes | Trade
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Stock Watch
The Second Half's a Charm
By Paulette Miniter
Be it a bear rally or a new bull market, the rest of 2008 is looking up for stocks.
Decision 2008
What a Gas
By Paulette Miniter
Candidates' plans to provide relief at the pump draw criticism from economists.
Pundit Watch
Shower of Uncertainty
By Will Swarts
April's market volatility did little to clear up the investing picture for our experts.
The Economy
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By Paulette Miniter
Prices are up. Growth is down. The Fed is caught in a tricky monetary-policy pickle.
The Contrarian
Trades Tough Due to Fed
By Steven M. Sears
To trade in today's market, investors have to anticipate the Fed's next move. Not easy.

INVESTING IN BONDS
ECONOMY WATCH
Key Economic Indicators
Understanding the economy's ebb and flow can get complicated, but we've made it easy for you.
INVESTING 101
Who Needs Bonds?
Think figuring out how a bond works is as confounding as learning quantum physics? Then this section is for you.
YIELD CURVE
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Time Report Estimate Actual
8:30 AM -$61.3B -$58.2B  
KEY INTEREST RATES
Bond Current Previous Change Change %
3 Month Bill
1.62
1.63
-0.01
-0.61
6 Month Bill
1.70
1.75
-0.05
-2.86
2 Year Note
2.24
2.21
0.03
1.36
5 Year Note
2.96
2.96
0.00
0.00
10 Year Note
3.77
3.78
-0.01
-0.26
30 Year Bond
4.52
4.54
-0.02
-0.44
*Prices as of 5/9/2008 5:01 PM
Source: S&P Comstock
 
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