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CD rates at the nation’s banks were little changed for the week ending July 8, 2011.  The average rate on the top CD rates available nationally inched just negligibly on the week.  The Selectcdrates.com index of the highest CD rates for the three month, six month, one year, two year and five year CD terms
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T-Bills, T-Notes, and T-Bonds are three forms of bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury issues these bonds in order to raise money for the operations of the government of the United States. Since the U.S. federal government is the issuer of these bonds, they are some of the safest investments you can find.
CD interest rates were once again little changed over the past week.  The best CD rates available nationally descended lower by a very small magnitude for the week ending July 22, 2011.  The Selectcdrates.com CD rate index slipped by less than one basis point or 1/100th of a percent by week’s end.  The CD rate
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Certificate of deposit interest rates were just fractionally lower for the week ending June 18, 2010 based on the survey of bank CD rates performed by Selectcdrates.com. National CD rates for the three month, six month and two year maturities ended the week unchanged from the prior week. The one year and five
Once again, CD interested rates have declined very slightly.  Market reaction to the recurring disturbances over European government debt levels has driven interest rates lower once again.  Most of the deterioration in CD rates was seen in the longer term banks CDs with the short term CDs holding relatively stable. Overall, CD interest rates were reduced
Bank CD rates had mixed results for the week ending October 2, 2009.  Short terms CD rates were lower while midterm CD rates were higher and the longer term CD rates were unchanged.  While bank CD rates moved very little in total, Treasury rates continued to move lower for the week with the one year
Average interest rates on certificates of deposits moved modestly lower for the week ending March 12, 2010.  Although the combined average rate for all bank CD terms measured in the weekly survey of bank CD rates performed by Selectcdrates.com, the rate drop this week was quite mild with two of the four maturities measured showing
CD interest rates were down by just a wee bit for the week ending October 12, 2012.  Based on the most recent survey of bank CD rates conducted by selectcdrates.com, the average rate found on the top ten CD rates measured by the CD rate index was off by just 1/1000th of a percent for
Savings Bonds are modest, safe investments. These are not marketable securities, so the ups and downs of the economy do not affect them. They are securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and are backed, as they say, by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Tens of millions of Americans have purchased US Savings
The highest CD interest rates available nationally were lower this past week; however the drop in interest rates for the top best bank rates was quite mild.  The Selectcdrates.com index measuring the average rate for the top ten highest 3 month CD rates through five year CD rates was down by just .004 percent this
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Bank certificate of deposit rates were lower on all maturities for the week ending November 27, 2009.  CD interest rate reductions for the average of the best bank rates were relatively modest, albeit from relatively low current yields.  The long term bank CD rates, five year term CDs, as well as well as the short

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