May 2010

The zero curve on each of 21 trading days this month.

0%1%2%3%4%5%May 3, 2010May 31, 2010May 3, 20102Y zero rate0.992%10Y zero rate3.958%30Y zero rate4.721%May 4, 20102Y zero rate0.944%10Y zero rate3.867%30Y zero rate4.614%May 5, 20102Y zero rate0.885%10Y zero rate3.839%30Y zero rate4.558%May 6, 20102Y zero rate0.762%10Y zero rate3.671%30Y zero rate4.322%May 7, 20102Y zero rate0.833%10Y zero rate3.716%30Y zero rate4.431%May 10, 20102Y zero rate0.881%10Y zero rate3.823%30Y zero rate4.592%May 11, 20102Y zero rate0.861%10Y zero rate3.823%30Y zero rate4.614%May 12, 20102Y zero rate0.887%10Y zero rate3.857%30Y zero rate4.681%May 13, 20102Y zero rate0.867%10Y zero rate3.829%30Y zero rate4.660%May 14, 20102Y zero rate0.794%10Y zero rate3.725%30Y zero rate4.491%May 17, 20102Y zero rate0.814%10Y zero rate3.763%30Y zero rate4.527%May 18, 20102Y zero rate0.761%10Y zero rate3.666%30Y zero rate4.439%May 19, 20102Y zero rate0.792%10Y zero rate3.649%30Y zero rate4.426%May 20, 20102Y zero rate0.755%10Y zero rate3.539%30Y zero rate4.312%May 21, 20102Y zero rate0.769%10Y zero rate3.492%30Y zero rate4.251%May 24, 20102Y zero rate0.761%10Y zero rate3.513%30Y zero rate4.300%May 25, 20102Y zero rate0.805%10Y zero rate3.462%30Y zero rate4.259%May 26, 20102Y zero rate0.839%10Y zero rate3.487%30Y zero rate4.291%May 27, 20102Y zero rate0.891%10Y zero rate3.633%30Y zero rate4.439%May 28, 20102Y zero rate0.799%10Y zero rate3.609%30Y zero rate4.415%May 31, 20102Y zero rate0.799%10Y zero rate3.609%30Y zero rate4.415%
2Y zero rate10Y zero rate30Y zero rate
Zero rate first, last, low and high for each charted tenor across May 2010.
TenorFirstLastChangeLowHigh
2Y0.992%0.799%-19.3 bp0.755%May 20, 20100.992%May 3, 2010
10Y3.958%3.609%-34.9 bp3.462%May 25, 20103.958%May 3, 2010
30Y4.721%4.415%-30.6 bp4.251%May 21, 20104.721%May 3, 2010

Rates are percent; the change column is basis points. A rise in yield is a fall in price, so the colours here describe the rate rather than a bondholder's return.

Every trading day

Zero rate at 2, 10 and 30 years for every fitted trading day in May 2010.
Date2 year10 year30 year
May 3, 20100.992%3.958%4.721%
May 4, 20100.944%3.867%4.614%
May 5, 20100.885%3.839%4.558%
May 6, 20100.762%3.671%4.322%
May 7, 20100.833%3.716%4.431%
May 10, 20100.881%3.823%4.592%
May 11, 20100.861%3.823%4.614%
May 12, 20100.887%3.857%4.681%
May 13, 20100.867%3.829%4.660%
May 14, 20100.794%3.725%4.491%
May 17, 20100.814%3.763%4.527%
May 18, 20100.761%3.666%4.439%
May 19, 20100.792%3.649%4.426%
May 20, 20100.755%3.539%4.312%
May 21, 20100.769%3.492%4.251%
May 24, 20100.761%3.513%4.300%
May 25, 20100.805%3.462%4.259%
May 26, 20100.839%3.487%4.291%
May 27, 20100.891%3.633%4.439%
May 28, 20100.799%3.609%4.415%
May 31, 20100.799%3.609%4.415%

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