Historical Year Data · 2008

5-Year Note Auction High Yield in 2008

5-Year Note Auction High Yield opened 2008 at 2.91% and closed at 1.54%, a -47.10% move for the year. The high of 3.52% was reached on May 29, and the low of 1.54% on December 23.

Open

2.91%

2008-01

1.54%

12 data points

High

3.52%

May 29

Low

1.54%

Dec 23

Full Year Change

-47.10%

2007 Change

-24.80%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	2.91%	2.91%	2.91%	2.91%	+0.00%
Feb	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	+0.00%
Mar	2.60%	2.60%	2.60%	2.60%	+0.00%
Apr	3.16%	3.16%	3.16%	3.16%	+0.00%
May	3.52%	3.52%	3.52%	3.52%	+0.00%
Jun	3.44%	3.44%	3.44%	3.44%	+0.00%
Jul	3.44%	3.44%	3.44%	3.44%	+0.00%
Aug	3.13%	3.13%	3.13%	3.13%	+0.00%
Sep	3.13%	3.13%	3.13%	3.13%	+0.00%
Oct	2.83%	2.83%	2.83%	2.83%	+0.00%
Nov	2.11%	2.11%	2.11%	2.11%	+0.00%
Dec	1.54%	1.54%	1.54%	1.54%	+0.00%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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