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Presents foreign exchange rates in the United States as of April 3, 1996. Currencies include the Argentinean peso; British pound; Austrian schilling; Swiss franc.

Presents charts showing mutual fund rates in the United States as of March 27, 1996.

Reports on Sony Theatres' raising of the price of a ticket at its theaters in Manhattan, New York City making the city the most expensive place to watch a movie. Cost-of-living adjustment as reason cited; Experiment of low ticket prices for older first-run films by Cineplex Odeon at Worldwide Cinemas.

Presents charts showing consumer loan rates and yields on savings in the United States, for the week ending March 8, 1996.

Reports on the value of fixed-rate mortgages in the United States as of March 7, 1996, released by the US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Percentage of change from the previous week's rates; Average values.

Reports on the rise in mortgage rates in the United States during the week of March 1, 1996.

Reports that US Postmaster General Marvin Runyon said he wanted to keep the price of mailing a letter unchanged for the rest of the century.

Presents charts and graph showing consumer rates for the week of February 12, 1996. Loan rates; Yields on savings.

Reports that the thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages which averaged at 6.94 percent for week ending on February 16, 1996, is the lowest level since 1993, according to a survey released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. in the United States.

Reports that mortgage rates in the United States continued to fall in 1996 giving home buyers the purchasing power according to the National Association of Realtors. Purchase of homes; Increase in the association's housing affordability index.

Announces the across the board cut in electric rates agreed to by Consolidated Edison and New York state regulators, Public Service Commission. The agreement as part of a plan to reshape the power industry; Background on the negotiations leading to the agreement.

Reports on the decline in United States (US) Treasury bond prices, on July 17, 1998, citing the weakness of the US dollar. Value of the 30-year Treasury bond following the decline; Information on the yield on the 30-year bond; Impact of speculation on the successor to Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, on trading; View of Dan Seto, senior economist at Nikko Securities company.

Focuses on a report released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, which indicated that average commitment rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased slightly during the week of July 13, 1998. Statistical information on the increase.

Presents statistical information on thirty-year mortgage rates in the United States, as released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) on July 9, 1998.

Reports on the increase in the price of Treasury bonds in the United States amid concerns over Japan and the United States (US), on July 6, 1998. Price of the 30-year Treasury bond; Decline in the yield of the bond; Comparison of the Japanese yen to the US dollar; Value of bills and notes traded; Average rate of the three-month and the six-month bills.

Reports that the interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged less than seven percent, during the week of ended July 3, 1998, according to the United States Federal Home loan Mortgage Corporation. Details on the increase in the average; Statistical information on fifteen-year mortgages.

Reports that the United States (US) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, reported a reduction of the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the US. Value of the percentage decrease; Performance of fifteen-year mortgages and one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports that the sale of three-year notes by the Treasury in the United States, increase prices on May 12, 1998. Value of the notes; Comments from Tracy Eccles of the Treasury.

Reports on the increase in mortgage rates in the United States during 1998. What contributed to the increase in interest rates; Details on 30-year fixed rate mortgages; Views of Bill Anderson, chief executive of Bank Rate Monitor.

Reports on the increase in the average commitment rates on 30 and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages rates during the week ended April 25, 1998, according to Freddie Mac. Increase in thirty-year mortgages; Performance of one-year adjustable-rate mortgages; Statistics on the mortgage rates.

Presents information on Treasury securities in the United States, for March 31, 1998. How a regional manufacturing report contributed to increase prices; Reference to the second monetary policy meeting held by the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve for 1998; Percentage increase in the 30-year bond.

Reports on home mortgage rates in Washington D.C. during the week ending March 6, 1998. Increase in 30-year mortgages; Percentage increase in 15-year loans; Performance of one-year adjustable rate mortgages.

Reports that New York regulators approved the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's rate plan on February 24, 1998 which the utility claimed it needed to avoid bankruptcy. Detailed information on the increase in rates; Comments from John O'Mara, chairman of the State Public Service Commission.

Reports that during the week of February 9, 1998, the average rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages increased from 7.03 to 7.06 percent. Details on other statistics released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on February 12, 1998.

Reports on the increase in the fixed-rate mortgages for the week of January 26, 1998, in the United States. Statistical information on the increase, as issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on January 29, 1998.

Editorial. Focuses on the United States President Bill Clinton's administration plans to increase the limit on home mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration from about $170,000 to $220,000. Effects of insuring mortgages made by private lenders; Views of many community groups on the administration's plans.

States that during the week of January 5, 1998, mortgage rates fell below seven percent. Statiscal information on the decrease as reported by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

Editorial. Focuses on the increase of cable television rates in the United States. Details on the rates charged in the cities of New York, Memphis, Indianapolis and San Diego; Reference to the monopoly status of the cable industry; Information on the conditions in the 1992 and 1996 Telecommunications Acts.

States that during the week of December 22, 1997, thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages fell below seven percent. Significance of the decrease; Details on the decrease as reported by Freddi Mac.

Reports on the decline in mortgage interest rates to a 22-month low during the week ended December 20, 1997 in the United States. Average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages; Details on fifteen-year mortgages; Information on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages; Statistics on the rates.

Reports on the proposal of the United States Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) on December 18, 1997 to reign in cable-television rates by helping satellite-television companies and others to compete in cable industry. Comments from Susan Ness, a member of the F.C.C.; Views of consumer groups and some politicians that the agency should impose a rate freeze; Details on the commission's proposal.

Reports on an increase in the average rate of fixed-mortgages the week of December 7, 1997, up from the previous week. Percentage average of fifteen-year mortgages; Average initial rate being asked by lenders on one-year adjustable-rate mortgages.

Reports that savings bonds rates fell in the United States on November 3, 1997. Percentage of annual interest the Series EE bonds issued on or after May 1, 1997 will earn in November 1997; Details on the Series EE bonds.

Reports on the decline of stock market prices of United States Treasury securities on October 28, 1997. Surge in Dow Jones Industrial average; Concerns of traders on the market; Views of analysts on the Treasury auction.

Provides information on investors' reluctance to buy bonds on labor costs and the treasury market. Comments from the US Federal Reserve officials on bond rates; Information on treasury bond prices' early losses; Implications of the slight reduction of treasury bonds.

Reports about Governor George E. Pataki's plans for dissolution of the Long Island Lighting Company (Lilco). Other proposals for cuts in Long Island electricity rates; Plans for public takeover of Lilco; State takeover favored by Suffolk County; Interest in Lilco gas operations by Brooklyn Union Gas Company; Political overtones in Pataki's Lilco decision. INSET: A closer look..

Informs about the response of the people to the periodical discounts offered by some restaurants of New York City. Suggestion of the restaurants to visit.

Presents the trends in the average interest rates for 30-year fixed deposits and 1-year adjustable rate loans for Manhattan co-op and condominiums as reported on August 14, 1995.

Focuses on the possibility of a rise in the monthly rates of the cable networks, as a result of the deregulation of the cable rates in the House's communication bill.

Examines the decline in interest rates for house mortgage. Decline figures; Interest rate as an index for home demand; Market of home sales; Reaction of home buyers to the decline; Speculation about the future of interest rates. INSET: What kind of mortgage?, by Nick Ravo..

Informs about the sharp fall in interest rates on long-term bonds due to a slump in the economy as reported on May 10, 1995. Details; Opinions and discussion.

Focuses on the lending risks in the banking industry. Risky lending practices; Decline in credit ratings; Concerns with credit; Comments of the chairman of NBD Bancorp in Detroit on decline in the standards in 1994.

Reports that on July 30, 1997 the New York States Electric and Gas Corporation would reduce electricity rates until the year 2002 in a deregulation plan accepted by the New York Public Service Commission. Discussion on the reduction of rates; Rejection of a takeover bid by the independent power producer, Calenery Company.

Reports on the increase of treasury bond prices on July 9, 1997 in the United States. Reason for the increase; Information on the bond's yield; Market participants expectations; Securities dealers preparations.

Discusses the increase in average interest rates of mortgages in Washington, D.C. for July 3rd, 1997. Statistics highlighting the increase.

Presents information on a report from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on the fall in average interest rates of fixed-rate mortgages in United States. Statistical information on the movement of the rates.

Presents statistical information on the increase in mortgage rates in the United States on May 29, 1997.

Focuses on the increase of the overnight bank lending rate on March 25, 1997, by Federal Reserve policy makers in Washington. Voting of the Federal Open Market Committee; Statistics on the rate increase; Details on the March 25 committee meeting.

Presents statistical information on the increase in mortgage rates during the week ending March 29, 1997 in Washington.

Reports that a report released by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation indicates an increase in the interest rate on 30-year fixed rate mortgages in Washington. Details on the increase.