JOBLESS
The lowest (3.5%) and the highest (14.7%) unemployment rates in the United States in the last 50 years (since 1970) both occurred in 2020, and they took place just 2 months apart. (Source: Department of Labor)
TEN-YEAR TREASURY NOTE
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note ended 2020 at 0.91%, its lowest calendar year close ever and down 1 percentage point from its 12/31/19 close of 1.91%. The 10-year Treasury note yield was 0.50% on Monday 03/09/2020, its lowest closing yield ever. 10-year notes have been traded in the USA since 1790, i.e., 230 years of trading. (Source: Treasury Department)
HOUSING
The average interest rate nationwide on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 2.76% at the end of 2020. The all-time record low national average is 2.66%, set just 1 week earlier on 12/24/20. (Source: Freddie Mac)
OVERSPENDING
That national debt of the United State was $27.56 trillion as of the close of business on Wednesday 12/30/20, an increase of $4.36 trillion during calendar year 2020. (Source: Treasury Department)
