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U.S. Treasury Yield Curve

October 25, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Investors in United States Treasuries have to extend maturities out at least 5 years to earn a 4.00% yield and are only rewarded with another 50 basis points by extending out 30 years. Analysts believe a steepening of the yield curve is on track for 2008 with inflatin expected to pick up.
Investors may find the [...]

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90-day Treasury Bill Yields vs. 90-day CD Rates

August 26, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The 90-day Treasury Bill is yielding only 2.64% after large-scale buying of U.S. Treasuries. The rally in short-term Treasuries has been the largest since 1987 and represents an international flight-to-quality. Typically banks reset their own deposit rates based on action in the Treasury markets, but this has not occured yet after the recent freefall in [...]

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