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By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com, 11 February 2010 Advisory: The following is based purely on circumstantial evidence and analogical reasoning and NOT any inside information. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com, 11 February 2010 Advisory:...

The 10 year bond rate is considered the benchmark of long-term investments in US government bonds. The US government bonds or the US Treasury bonds are bonds with a maturity period of 10 to 30 years. Investments in US Treasury...

    Corporate bonds rates are the interest rates offered by corporate bonds. This rate of interest is called the bond rate or coupon rate. The interest rate offered by a corporate bond is impacted by changes in the supply...

    The interest rates of Texas municipal bonds have historically moved inline with the inflation rate. Although bonds offer low yields, a municipal bond offers stable and guaranteed returns. If you are an investor who does not want to...

    The Bureau of Public Debt of the US Department of Treasury makes available a government bond calculator to help investors to compute the value of their bonds. This is especially helpful to investors planning to sell bonds in...

    Yield curve bonds are a graphical illustration of the relationship between maturity of bonds and the yield at a given point of time. It is one of the most popular methods of valuing bonds. Yield curve is also...

    Spread bonds or bond spreads reveal the relative risks of various bonds. An investor takes higher risks when the spread is high. When referring to bond spreads, people usually compare the yields of US Treasury bonds or government...

    There are several things to consider before bonds purchasing, although this seems to be easier than purchasing other investment vehicles, such as stocks and commodities. The ever changing bond market conditions can make you confused about what to...

    When investors engage in bonds buying, they are lending their money to the issuer, be it a corporation or the US Treasury. Governments and companies issue bonds to finance their projects. In return, bond buyers get their investment...

The 30 year bond rate or the US long bond rate is bottomed out at present (October 2009). Industry analysts believe that the long bond prices have had their bull run and expect the 30 year bond rate to recover....

    The corporate yield curve or the corporate bond yield curve reflects the relationship between the cost of borrowing or the interest and the maturity period of corporate bonds. Investors and financial analysts follow the shape of the yield...

    A bond’s corporate coupon is the interest income paid to a bond holder annually or semi-annually by the issuing company. Basically, the coupon rate is the interest rate offered to a bond holder. Suppose you have invested $1000...