Unemployment rates 50 years today…
Unemployment 50 years ago today was 5.5%. Details on how unemployment rates are calculated can be found at the Fed. Reserve of St. Louis’ website. (http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/UNRATE.txt) Source: U.S. Department of […]
Read MoreRig count down from last year
The US drilling rig count lost 13 units to 1,743 rigs working during the week ended Oct. 11, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-rigcountsoverview
U.S. T-bill yields down a little; bonds up
Rates for 1 month t-bill down 1 basis point to 0.25% in 10/10/13 trading.
Commercial loan delinquencies down to pre-recession levels
Commercial loan delinquencies (late loans and defaults) are less than half of what they were during the last recession; now lower than pre-recession levels of (1.5%). f Source: […]
U.S. treasury rates drop a little; remain significantly higher than last week.
1 month T-bill still over twice the rate as a week ago. Date 1 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 7 Yr […]
U.S. Treasury rates double overnight on 1 month bill: Notes on Treasury rates from Oct.8, 2013
Really short (1 month) term T-bill rates double overnight. Rates increase 14 basis points to 0.27% for a 1 month t-bill. The increase in yield reflects lower demand (Bond prices […]
Shorter term U.S. Tres. rates up from last week
Shorter term(<3 years) U.S. treasury securities up a few basis points from last week. Longer term securities down a few basis points from last week. Longer term U.S. […]
Manufacturing returns to U.S. – shortage of workers
Some employers in some industries such as textiles are finding increasing wages in China, shipping, and other costs are making it cost efficient to manufacture again in the U.S. Many […]
