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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (20935)10/18/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: James Strauss  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Fed Funds Rates

Ike:

02/1973 6.58
03/1973 7.09
04/1973 7.12
05/1973 7.84
06/1973 8.49
07/1973 10.40
08/1973 10.50
09/1973 10.78
10/1973 10.01
11/1973 10.03
12/1973 9.95
01/1974 9.65
02/1974 8.97
03/1974 9.35
04/1974 10.51
05/1974 11.31
06/1974 11.93
07/1974 12.92
08/1974 12.01
09/1974 11.34
10/1974 10.06
11/1974 9.45
12/1974 8.53

bog.frb.fed.us

Note that they were twice as high in 1973/74 as compared to today... As such, there is a greater probability of a continuation of the up move in the market...

bog.frb.fed.us

Federal funds (effective) 1 2 3 5.02 5.40 5.33 5.49
Commercial paper 3 4 5 6
Nonfinancial
1-month 5.25 5.26 5.27
2-month 5.15 5.14 5.16
3-month 5.10 5.11 5.13

Jim