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Economic Market OverviewSunday, May 19th, 2013

Key Rates

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10-Year Treasury Yield
Treasury Yields (1)

Name	Current	6M ago	1Y ago
1-Year Treasury	0.12%	0.17%	0.19%
5-Year Treasury	0.84%	0.62%	0.74%
10-Year Treasury	1.94%	1.58%	1.76%
30-Year Treasury	3.16%	2.72%	2.91%

Bank Rates (2)

Name	Current	6M ago	1Y ago
Fed Funds Target	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
Fed Funds Effect.	0.12%	0.16%	0.16%
Prime Rate	3.25%	3.25%	3.25%

Dollar Libor (3)

Name	Current	6M ago	1Y ago
Libor 1 Month	0.20%	0.21%	0.24%
Libor 3 Month	0.27%	0.31%	0.47%
Libor 6 Month	0.42%	0.53%	0.74%
Libor 1 Year	0.69%	0.86%	1.07%

Mortgage Rates (4)

30 Year vs 15 Year Fixed

Name	Current	6M ago
30 Year Fixed	3.60%	3.40%
15 Year Fixed	2.77%	2.81%
5/1 Year Arm	2.77%	2.97%

Economic Statistics

US Unemployment

Name	Current	6M ago
US Unemployment	7.50%	8.30%
EU Unemployment	12.10%	11.30%
US ISM Manufacturing	53.40	52.60

Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

By JIM KUHNHENN - AP - Sun May 19, 9:08AM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him. (full story)

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Sat May 18, 1:11PM CDT

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. (full story)

Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation

AP - Sat May 18, 11:46AM CDT

ROME (AP) — A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job creation. (full story)

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press - AP - Fri May 17, 5:16PM CDT

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US wants Bangladesh progress on labor standards

AP - Fri May 17, 4:28PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. wants to see Bangladesh move forward on improving labor standards after a building collapse that killed hundreds of garment workers. (full story)

Definitions

(1) Treasury Yields - The interest rate that the U.S. Treasury pays to borrow money.

(2) Bank Rates - The federal funds rate is the rate that banks pay to borrow reserves from each other in the interbank market. The prime rate is the rate that banks charge for loans to their best customers.

(3) Dollar Libor - The Dollar Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) Rate is the rate that banks pay to borrow dollar funds from each other in the London markets.

(4) Mortgage Rates - Mortgage rates are the rates that banks charge for loans to homeowners with the home used as collateral for the loan. Fixed-rate mortgage rates are fixed over the term of the loan whereas adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) vary over the term of the loan.