Market Commentary  8752
December, 2011 Data:

12 MONTH FORECAST
The 12 month forecast for the 2 Year Treasury Rate is in the table at the top of
this page. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting that 2 Year Treasury Rates will be
roughly 0.26% in one year. The table shows a HDTFA of 0.07% which suggests
that the January, 2013 rate could easily fall between 0.33% and 0.19%. Links to
Forecasts for many other interest rates may be found on the left side of this
page.

HISTORICAL 2 YEAR TREASURY RATE
Average (Last 12 Months)        0.45%.
Average (Last 10 Years)          2.38%
High (Last 12 Months)             0.77% (February, 2011)
Low (Last 12 Months)              0.21% (September, 2011)
High (Since June, 1976)    16.46% (September, 1981)
Low (Since June, 1976)      0.21% (September, 2011)

MONTHLY 2 YEAR TREASURY RATE
Jan,  2011     0.6%
Feb, 2011     0.8%
Mar, 2011     0.7%
Apr,  2011     0.7%
May, 2011     0.6%
Jun,  2011     0.41%
Jul,   2011     0.41%
Aug, 2011     0.23%
Sep, 2011     0.21%
Oct, 2011     0.28%
Nov, 2011     0.25%
Dec, 2011     0.26%
























HIGHLIGHTS
The 2 Year Treasury Rate for December, 2011 averaged 0.26%. That's 1 basis
points higher than the November, 2011 rate of 0.25%, and 36 basis points
lower than the December, 2010 rate of 0.62%.  The rise in rates from November
to December indicates that the short term rate trend has been up. If that market
trend continues, we should see an average daily rate in January, 2012 that is
close to 0.27%.

The average 2 Year Treasury Rate for the last 12 months was 0.45%. The
average rate over the last 10 years was 2.38%.  Lower rates over the last 12
months compared to the average rates over the last 10 years serve as an
indicator that the long term rate trend in 2 Year Treasury Rates is down.

The highest annual rate over the last 12 months was 0.77%. The lowest was
0.21%. The high annual rate was attained in February, 2011. The market low
was achieved in September, 2011.

Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers 2 Year Treasury Rate data
back to June, 1976. The average annual rate during that period of history was
6.23%. The highest rate was 16.46%. The lowest rate was 0.21%.  The market
high was attained in September of 1981. The market low was achieved in
September of 2011. Recent rates experienced in December of 2011 are low
relative to the historical 6.23% average.

This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for 2 Year Treasury Rates.
For links to longer term charts, look at the links under the five year chart
(above). One link opens a ten year chart. Another opens our longest term
graph on 2 Year Treasury Rates. Just one glance at our long term charts can
provide tremendous insight into the historical trends of the financial markets.
The data table above presents the history of the 2 Year Treasury Rate in
numerical format.



























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Average daily rate per month for 2 year treasury rates is shown in gray.  The forecast for the  target
month is shown in green.
2 Year Treasury Rate - 5 Year History
2 Year Treasury Rate Forecast
Target Month
Forecast
HDTFA
Forecast for the average daily interest rate for
the 2 year treasury note during the target
month shown at the left.
January 2013
0.26%
.07%
Updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
2 Year Treasury Forecast
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
2 Year Treasury Rate Forecast
Compare US Interest Rates
Historical 2 Year Treasury Rates
Year
Percent
Year
Percent
Year
Percent
Year
Percent
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
6.45
8.34
10.13
11.77
14.56
12.80
10.21
11.65
9.27
6.87
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
7.41
8.10
8.58
8.16
6.49
4.77
4.05
5.94
6.16
5.84
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
5.99
5.13
5.43
6.26
3.82
2.64
1.65
2.38
3.85
4.82
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
4.36
2.00
0.96
0.70
0.45
Average annual rates for the 2 Year Treasury are shown in this table: 1977 to present
Current Analysis & Forecast: 2 Year Treasury Rate
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