Market information
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is having a two-day meeting that starts today. The FOMC is the committee of the US Federal Reserves (FED) that decides on monetary policy. Analysts expect that the FED will delay the planned exit from the record stimulus due to the stagnating growth of the U.S. economy. Tomorrow, the FOMC will issue a statement which also contains information about the official interest rates.
Today, figures are published concerning the existing home sales in the United States in May. Analysts expect a decline in the number of home sales to 4.8 million homes annually. This will be the lowest point this year. In April, the number of home sales was 5.1 million on an annual rate.
On Wall Street the most important index, the S&P500 increased by 0.54% to 1278.36 points.
The 6M Euribor remained unchanged at 1.76%. The 10Y Euro Swap increased by 4 basis points to 3.35%.
In the attachment below, today’s market data on money and capital market rates as well as other rates are presented. For more history of these rates or other rates feel free to ask: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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