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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (75944)2/15/2000 2:39:00 PM
From: Don Lloyd  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Wayne -

[[I wonder what the pre central bank historical record looks like when it comes to interest rates? ]]

You're talking about pre-history. Interest charges were a tool of Satan, then CB's took over the role. -g-

Regards, Don



To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (75944)2/15/2000 5:06:00 PM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Wayne, see A History of Interest Rates by Sidney Homer. i've got this market figured out find the perfect short based upon fundamental analysis and go long - vbg- i.e. Rambus ho ho ho Mike



To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (75944)2/15/2000 5:35:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 132070
 
I wonder what the pre central bank historical record looks like when it comes to interest rates

You can find this information in Friedman and Schwartz's A Monetary History of the United States. In the Greenback era, 1861-78 US bond rates ranged from a high of 16% to a low of around 3%.