Money Rates

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MARKETS DATA CENTER
from The Wall Street Journal Online

MONEY RATES
Thursday, February 19, 2009

International rates
Prime rates
Latest Wk ago
U.S.
3.25 3.25

Canada
3.00 3.00

Euro zone
2.00 2.00

Japan
1.475 1.475

Switzerland
0.52 0.53

Britain
1.00 1.00

Australia
3.25 3.25

Hong Kong
5.00 5.25

Overnight repurchase
Latest Wk ago
U.S.
0.28 0.28

U.K. (BBA)
1.042 0.950

Euro zone
1.27 1.22

U.S. government rates
Latest Wk ago
Discount
[ Effective Date: 12/16/2008 ]
0.50 0.50

Federal funds
[ Effective Date: 12/16/2008 ]
Effective rate
0.23 0.23
Target rate
0-0.25 0-0.25
High
0.4500 0.3750
Low
0.1000 0.1250
Bid
0.2500 0.1875
Offer
0.3125 0.2500

Treasury bill auction
[ Auction Date: 2/19/2009 ]
4 weeks
0.230 0.250
13 weeks
0.325 0.340
26 weeks
0.470 0.480

Secondary Market

Freddie Mac
30-year mortgage yields
Latest Wk ago
30 days
4.65 4.57
60 days
4.75 4.69
One-year ARM
3.375 3.375

Fannie Mae
30-year mortgage yields
Latest Wk ago
30 days
4.655 4.414
60 days
4.764 4.537

Constant maturity debt index
Latest Wk ago
Three months
n.a. n.a.
Six months
n.a. n.a.
One year
n.a. n.a.

Bankers acceptance
Latest Wk ago
30 days
0.55 0.55
60 days
0.83 0.90
90 days
1.25 1.13
120 days
1.35 1.25
150 days
1.50 1.40
180 days
1.75 1.50

Other short-term rates

Latest Wk ago
Call money
2.00 2.00

Commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 to 30 days
0.30 ...
31 to 59 days
n.q. ...
60 to 89 days
0.38 ...
90 to 119 days
0.45 ...
120 to 149 days
0.53 ...
150 to 175 days
0.62 ...
176 to 180 days
0.64 ...
181 to 210 days
n.q. ...

Dealer commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 days
0.75 0.74
60 days
1.10 1.09
90 days
1.30 1.24

Euro commercial paper
Latest Wk ago
30 day
1.13 1.22
Two month
1.32 1.34
Three month
1.66 1.68
Four month
1.70 1.75
Five month
1.74 1.80
Six month
1.79 1.83

London interbank offered rate, or Libor
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.47313 0.45500
Three month
1.25063 1.23438
Six month
1.78938 1.72375
One year
2.10125 2.01875

Libor Swaps (USD)
Latest Wk ago
Two year
1.620 1.510
Three year
1.966 1.860
Five year
2.516 2.396
Ten year
3.106 2.946
20 year
3.363 3.190
30 year
3.353 3.163

Euro Libor
Latest Wk ago
One month
1.574 1.634
Three month
1.885 1.956
Six month
1.983 2.039
One year
2.086 2.149

Euro interbank offered rate
Latest Wk ago
One month
1.582 1.647
Three month
1.888 1.959
Six month
1.982 2.036
One year
2.085 2.146

Hibor
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.176 0.177
Three month
0.777 0.778
Six month
1.128 1.129
One year
1.596 1.576

Asian dollars
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.470 0.465
Three month
1.248 1.230
Six month
1.766 1.723
One year
2.072 2.048

Certificates of Deposit
Latest Wk ago
One month
0.750 0.750
Three month
1.300 1.250
Six Month
1.850 1.800

Merrill Lynch Ready Assets Trust
Latest Wk ago
Call money
0.830 0.910

Eurodollars (mid rates)
Offer Bid
One month
0.40 0.80
Two month
0.65 1.20
Three month
0.95 1.50
Four month
1.10 1.60
Five month
1.25 1.75
Six month
1.45 1.90

Freddie Mac
Weekly survey
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Latest Wk ago
30-year fixed
5.04 5.16
15-year fixed
4.68 4.81
Five-year ARM
5.04 5.23
One-year ARM
4.80 4.94

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Footnotes
U.S. prime rate and discount rate are effective December 16, 2008. U.S. prime rate is the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 70% of the 10 largest U.S. banks.; Other prime rates aren't directly comparable; lending practices vary widely by location; Discount rate is the charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Banks; Federal-funds rate is on reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of $1 million or more; Call money rate is the charge on loans to brokers on stock-exchange collateral; Dealer commercial paper rates are for high-grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations; Freddie Mac RNY is the required net yield for the one-year 2% rate-capped ARM. Libor is the British Bankers' Association average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London market; Libor Swaps quoted are mid-market, semi-annual swap rates and pay the floating 3-month Libor rate..

Sources: Merrill Lynch; Bureau of Labor Statistics; ICAP plc.; Reuters; General Electric Capital Corp.; Tullett Prebon Information, Ltd.

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