US Government Benchmarks
| Issue/Issuer | Coupon | Maturity Date | Latest Discount Yield/Price | Yield |
| 4 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 18 Dec 2008 | 0.030 | 0.000 |
| 13 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 19 Feb 2009 | 0.020 | 0.000 |
| 26 Week Treasury Bill | 0.000 | 21 May 2009 | 0.470 | 0.438 |
| 2 Year Treasury Note | 0.000 | 19 Nov 2009 | 99.180 | 0.822 |
| 5 Year Treasury Note | 1.500 | 31 Oct 2010 | 100.820 | 1.076 |
| 10 Year Treasury Note | 1.750 | 15 Nov 2011 | 101.227 | 1.332 |
| 30 Year Treasury Bond | 2.750 | 31 Oct 2013 | 103.555 | 1.989 |
Short Term Rates
| Key Rates | Date | Average / Bid / Offer Rate |
| Prime Rate | 21 Nov 2008 | 4 |
| Federal Funds Effective Rate | 20 Nov 2008 | 0.49 |
| Discount Rate - NY Federal Reserve | 21 Nov 2008 | 1.25 |
| 1 Month LIBOR | 21 Nov 2008 | 1.4 |
| 3 Month LIBOR | 21 Nov 2008 | 2.16 |
Bonds & Rates News from Comtex
Nomura to raise several billion in capital-media
Friday November 21, 2008 20:43:51 EST
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2008 (Reuters via COMTEX News Network) --
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to raise several billion dollars to replenish a capital base depleted by the financial crisis and its acquisition of parts of failed Lehman Brothers, a Japanese broadcaster said.
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December Dow - Friday's inside pattern suggested additional downside. We saw that today, as the market opened higher but spent the day sliding lower. News that the AIG bail-out package is tipping $150 billion spooked investors, and investors are beginning to wonder if AIG is just a black hole. Fundamentally, the flow of weak economic reports will slow this week, with Thursday's U.S. Trade Balance and Friday's Business Inventories and Unemployment all expected to be weak. A steady to higher opening Tuesday is likely a selling opportunity. Our downside target is 7800. Read the full article.