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Economy & Bonds: Bond Investing and Tools, Key Economic Indicators

Economy & Bonds

BOND REPORT: Treasurys Post Gains After Weak Jobs Report

By Deborah Levine Treasurys maturing in five years or less advanced Thursday, heading for a third straight week of gains, after a key government report showed the economy lost more jobs than forecast and services industries unexpectedly contracted in June.

BONDS TOOLBOX
To Swap or Not?
Before you cash in those bonds, be sure to crunch the numbers.
Living Yield Curve
Check out our interactive living yield curve to learn how interest rates affect the economy.
Economy Watch Data:  Key Indicators | Employment | Housing | Income/Consumption | Price Indexes | Trade
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Common Sense
My Bear Market Strategy Select Story
By James B. Stewart
I'm taking profits in energy and moving into choice financials. Here are my picks.
A Summer Thaw for Frozen ARPS
The Economy
Show Me the Monetary Policy
By Paulette Miniter
Investors hope the Fed will tip its hand when it wraps up two days of meetings.
Fed Rate Cuts Fail to Rescue Economy
The Invisible Hand
Where's the Beef?
By Igor Greenwald
Protests convulse Europe. Koreans riot over beef. Meanwhile, Americans hold bake sales.
The Economy
Oil Shock and Awe
By Paulette Miniter
Crude is out of control. Are gas-station gridlock and license-plate rationing far behind?
SmartMoney Magazine
Buffett vs. Bernanke
By Roger Lowenstein
Can anyone really spot a bubble before it pops? These two sages disagree.

INVESTING IN BONDS
ECONOMY WATCH
Key Economic Indicators
Understanding the economy's ebb and flow can get complicated, but we've made it easy for you.
INVESTING 101
Who Needs Bonds?
Think figuring out how a bond works is as confounding as learning quantum physics? Then this section is for you.
YIELD CURVE
KEY INTEREST RATES
Bond Current Previous Change Change %
3 Month Bill
1.85
1.85
0.00
0.00
6 Month Bill
2.08
2.08
0.00
0.00
2 Year Note
2.53
2.53
0.00
0.00
5 Year Note
3.29
3.29
0.00
0.00
10 Year Note
3.98
3.98
0.00
0.00
30 Year Bond
4.54
4.54
0.00
0.00
*Prices as of 7/3/2008 5:01 PM
Source: S&P Comstock
 
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