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November 22, 2008 12:21:42 PM EST

US Government Benchmarks

Issue/Issuer Coupon Maturity Date Latest Discount Yield/Price Yield
4 Week Treasury Bill0.00018 Dec 20080.0300.000
13 Week Treasury Bill0.00019 Feb 20090.0200.000
26 Week Treasury Bill0.00021 May 20090.4700.438
2 Year Treasury Note0.00019 Nov 200999.1800.822
5 Year Treasury Note1.50031 Oct 2010100.8201.076
10 Year Treasury Note1.75015 Nov 2011101.2271.332
30 Year Treasury Bond2.75031 Oct 2013103.5551.989

Short Term Rates

Key Rates Date Average / Bid / Offer Rate
Prime Rate21 Nov 20084
Federal Funds Effective Rate20 Nov 20080.49
Discount Rate - NY Federal Reserve21 Nov 20081.25
1 Month LIBOR21 Nov 20081.4
3 Month LIBOR21 Nov 20082.16

Bonds & Rates News from Comtex

Robbery suspect ex-city employee
Saturday November 22, 2008 09:51:57 EST

DURHAM, Nov 22, 2008 (The Herald-Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX News Network) --

A man implicated in seven robberies that occurred in the space of five weeks was a city of Durham employee until shortly before his arrest, officials say.

Tajudeen Borokinni, 28, of (continued...)

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Market Scoop

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.

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