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- 0.3% (1-year CD yields)
- 0.98% (5-year CD yields)
It seems that certificate of deposit rates have almost stopped leaking basis points following the announcement last month of the Federal Reserve's third quantitative easing program, known as QE3. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point.
Almost, but not quite. The average five-year jumbo CD yield is down 1 basis point, putting it just below 1 percent at 0.99 percent. The average one-year jumbo CD yield is unchanged at 0.32 percent for the third week. A jumbo CD is available for deposits of $100,000.
The average one-year CD yield remains at 0.3 percent, and the five-year yield is 0.98 percent.
The average money market account yield is 0.12 percent for the 13th straight week.