Bonds
Short Term Rates
| Prime | 5.00 |
| Discount | 2.25 |
| Fed Funds | 2.00 |
| 1 Month Libor | 2.46 |
| 3 Month Libor | 2.79 |
US Treasury Rates
| Rate | Price | Yield | Maturity Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Month | 1.45 | 1.45 | 15 Oct 2008 |
| 6 Month | 1.86 | 1.89 | 14 Jan 2009 |
| 2 Year | 100.42 | 2.63 | 29 Jun 2010 |
| 5 Year | 99.79 | 3.41 | 29 Jun 2013 |
| 10 Year | 98.28 | 4.09 | 14 May 2018 |
| 30 Year | 95.60 | 4.65 | 14 Feb 2038 |
Storm Cristobal forms off U.S., Bertha weakens
MIAMI (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, formed off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, with gale-force winds and heavy rains expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazes the shoreline on a northeasterly path. Full Article
UPDATE 2-Tropical storm Cristobal strengthens off U.S.
MIAMI, July 19 (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, gained strength just off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday and gale-force winds and heavy rains were expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazed the shoreline on a northeasterly path. Full Article
U.S. banks ask SEC to expand stock trade protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An emergency move by U.S. securities regulators this week aimed at curbing manipulative short-selling in some major financial firms should be expanded to all publicly traded banks, or it could erode confidence in the banking industry, a top trade group said. Full Article
Tropical storm expected to form off US East Coast
MIAMI, July 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Bertha defied cool Atlantic waters to cling to hurricane strength on Saturday while a tropical depression just off the U.S. East Coast was set to become the 2008 hurricane season's third tropical storm. Full Article
House prices could fall for two years-Citigroup
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Citigroup chief Win Bischoff has warned that house prices in Britain and the United States are likely to keep falling for two years. Full Article
House prices could fall for two years: Citigroup
LONDON (Reuters) - Citigroup chairman Win Bischoff has warned that house prices in Britain and the United States are likely to keep falling for another two years. Full Article
UK's Darling says considering fiscal reform
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview published on Saturday that he was considering reforming the rules governing public finances and expected the economic downturn to last for years. Full Article
US STOCKS-Techs sink as Google, Microsoft miss the mark, Dow up
* Nasdaq down 1.3 pct, Dow up 0.4 pct, S&P up 0.03 pct Full Article
UPDATE 1-Bids for Cubs baseball team submitted
(Rewrites first sentence, adds details on groups, background) Full Article
