US Interest Rates

Last updated at 2013-05-22 06:50:17

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Money Market

Tenor Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Fed Funds Effective 0.10% 0.00% -0.04% 0.01%
Overnight Repo 0.03% -0.02% -0.17% n.a.

Money Market rates are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Treasury Bills

Tenor Duration Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
4-Week Bill 0.08 0.01% 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
3-Month Bill 0.25 0.05% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
6-Month Bill 0.50 0.09% 0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
1-Year Bill n.a. 0.11% 0.00% 0.00% -0.04%

T-Bill yields are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Treasury Notes and Bonds

Tenor Duration Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
2-Year CMT 1.94 0.26% 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%
3-Year CMT 2.97 0.40% 0.00% 0.08% 0.04%
5-Year CMT 4.85 0.85% 0.01% 0.17% 0.13%
7-Year CMT 6.65 1.33% 0.01% 0.22% 0.15%
10-Year CMT 9.11 1.97% 0.02% 0.27% 0.19%
20-Year CMT n.a. 2.79% 0.02% 0.30% 0.25%
30-Year CMT 19.64 3.18% 0.01% 0.30% 0.23%

Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) yields are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Inflation-Protected

Tenor Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
5-Year TIPS -1.15% -0.01% 0.23% 0.22%
7-Year TIPS -0.71% -0.04% 0.23% 0.38%
10-Year TIPS -0.31% 0.00% 0.33% 0.36%
20-Year TIPS 0.42% 0.03% 0.37% 0.27%
30-Year TIPS 0.77% 0.01% 0.31% 0.36%

Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) yields are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Municipal Bonds

Description Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Muni Master Index 1.77% 0.01% 0.09% n.a.
7-12 Year Index 1.71% 0.01% 0.16% n.a.
12-22 Year Index 2.40% 0.01% 0.10% n.a.
22+ Year Index 3.24% 0.02% 0.10% n.a.

Municipal bond indexes are published by Merrill Lynch. The most recent observation is for 21-May-2013.

Commercial Paper

Description Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
1-Month Financial CP 0.07% -0.02% -0.01% 0.02%
1-Month Non-Financial CP 0.07% -0.01% -0.02% -0.03%
3-Month Financial CP 0.15% -0.01% 0.02% 0.03%
3-Month Non-Financial CP 0.10% -0.02% -0.02% -0.09%

Commercial Paper (CP) rates are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Deposit Rates

Description Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Money Market Accounts 0.08% -0.01% -0.01% 0.02%
Checking Accounts 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
1-Month CD 0.17% 0.00% 0.00% -0.02%
3-Month CD 0.20% 0.00% 0.00% -0.04%
6-Month CD 0.26% 0.00% 0.00% -0.07%
1-Year Term Deposit 0.11% 0.00% 0.00% -0.02%
5-Year Term Deposit 0.51% 0.00% 0.00% -0.11%

Checking, Savings and Term Deposit interest rates are published by FRED, based on the Bank Rate Monitor's Weekly Survey. The most recent observation is for 15-May-2013.

Certificate of Deposit (CD) rates are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their daily H.15 data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Borrowing Rates

Description Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Prime Rate 3.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
New Car Financing Avg 4.73% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18%
Credit Cards Avg 11.93% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
Personal Loans Avg 10.12% -0.52% -0.52% -0.52%

Borrowing rates are published by the Federal Reserve, as part of their G.19 Consumer Credit data release. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Mortgage Rates

Description Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
30-year Fixed 3.57% 0.03% 0.06% 0.22%
15-year Fixed 2.76% 0.04% 0.00% 0.11%
5-year ARM 2.68% 0.07% 0.07% -0.02%
1-year ARM 2.62% -0.01% -0.02% 0.06%

Mortgage rates are published by Freddie Mac, as part of their Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The most recent observation is for n.a..

For more information on mortgage rates and the housing market, see Quandl's topic page on US Housing.

LIBOR Fixings

Tenor Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Overnight 0.15% -0.00% -0.00% -0.02%
1-Month 0.20% -0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
3-Month 0.27% -0.00% 0.00% -0.03%
6-Month 0.42% -0.00% -0.00% -0.08%
12-Month 0.70% -0.01% -0.01% -0.15%

LIBOR is a key rate determining the valuation of many interest rate derivative contracts. LIBOR fixings are published by the British Bankers' Association (BBA). The most recent observation is for 14-May-2013.

LIBOR Swaps

Tenor Rate 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
2-Year 0.39% 0.01% 0.04% 0.01%
3-Year 0.53% 0.02% 0.08% 0.05%
5-Year 0.99% 0.03% 0.17% 0.16%
7-Year 1.50% 0.04% 0.22% 0.24%
10-Year 2.08% 0.04% 0.25% 0.29%
30-Year 3.08% 0.03% 0.28% 0.34%

LIBOR swaps are derivatives that exchange fixed cashflows (tied to the swap rate) for floating cashflows (tied to LIBOR). Swap rates are published by the US Federal Reserve. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Eurodollar Futures

Maturity Price 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
ED1 99.72 0.00 0.00 0.02
ED2 99.70 0.00 -0.01 0.03
ED3 99.67 0.00 -0.02 0.02
ED4 99.64 0.00 -0.03 0.02
ED5 99.61 0.00 -0.03 0.02
ED6 99.57 0.00 -0.04 0.02
ED7 99.51 0.01 -0.05 0.01
ED8 99.44 0.00 -0.07 -0.00
ED9 99.34 0.01 -0.09 -0.03
ED10 99.23 0.01 -0.11 -0.08
ED11 99.11 0.01 -0.14 -0.12
ED12 98.96 0.02 -0.17 -0.16

Eurodollar futures are interest-rate derivatives whose price is determined by the value of LIBOR. Eurodollar futures trade on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). For more information, see our topic page on Eurodollar futures.

Merrill Lynch Indexes

Description Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
HY Index 5.11% -0.01% -0.09% n.a.
1-10 Year Index 2.14% 0.00% 0.09% n.a.
10+ Year Index 4.62% 0.01% 0.20% n.a.

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch publishes corporate bond indexes for Investment Grade (IG), High Yield (HY), and various other ratings classes. The most recent observation is for n.a..

Barclays Capital Indexes

Description Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Aggregate Index 1.91% -0.01% 0.18% n.a.
US Government Index 1.62% 0.01% 0.15% n.a.
US Corporate Index 2.73% -0.01% 0.13% n.a.
Intermediate Index 2.03% 0.00% 0.11% n.a.
Long-Term Index 4.58% -0.02% 0.20% n.a.
AA Index 1.94% -0.01% 0.11% n.a.
Baa Index 3.19% -0.01% 0.11% n.a.

The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index was formerly known as the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, or Lehman Agg for short. The most recent observation for all Barclays indexes is for 21-May-2013.

Barclays ABS Indexes

Description Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Barclays MBS Index 2.70% 0.00% 0.31% n.a.
Barclays GNMA (Ginnie Mae) Index 2.76% 0.16% 0.37% n.a.
Barclays FNMA (Fannie Mae) Index 2.65% 0.00% 0.31% n.a.
Barclays FHLMC (Freddie Mac) Index 2.74% 0.00% 0.29% n.a.

Barclays Capital publishes a broad index for Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), as well as sub-indexes for individual agencies such as Ginnie, Fannie and Freddie. The most recent observation for all Barclays indexes is for 21-May-2013.

Markit CDS Indexes

Description Level 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
North America High Yield (HY) Index 71.00 0.67 -4.00 -24.39
North America Investment Grade (IG) Index 107.00 -0.14 0.76 6.62
North America High Volatility (HVOL) Index 155.25 -1.13 -14.78 -39.49
Municipal Bond CDX (MCDX) 97.69 0.34 3.64 -66.71
Loan CDX (LCDX) 104.85 -0.03 0.85 4.10

Credit Default Swap (CDS) indexes are published by Markit. The most recent observation is for 20-May-2013.

Other Index Providers

Description Yield 1D Chg MTD Chg YTD Chg
Ryan Government Cash Index 0.06% 0.00% -0.00% -0.02%
Ryan Government Bond Index 1.32% 0.01% 0.18% 0.12%