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Bonds and Rates

• Annual Interest and Debt Maturity: CNBC Explains

  By: CNBC Explains

  3:57 PM ET Tue, 23 April 2013

  A good way to conceptualize the cost of borrowing money is to annualize interest rates, which offers an easy way to compare loans of varying maturities.

• Bank leverage rules: CNBC Explains

  By: John Carney

  4:05 PM ET Wed, 28 Aug 2013

  New bank leverage rules will try to make the world a safe place by requiring banks to hold more capital. But will they destroy economic growth in the process?

• Interest Rate Swaps: CNBC Explains

  By: CNBC Explains

  6:32 PM ET Thu, 13 Dec 2012

  Interest rate swaps are derivative instruments commonly used by sophisticated investors to allow cash flows on interest-earning securities or loans to be exchanged. CNBC explains.

• Libor: CNBC Explains

  By: CNBC Explains

  4:30 PM ET Wed, 19 Dec 2012

  For those who are fuzzy on the topic, Khan of the Khan Academy explains what Libor is and how it is used.

• Treasury Bond Prices and Yields: CNBC Explains

  By: CNBC Explains

  6:33 PM ET Thu, 13 Dec 2012

  When you buy a U.S. Treasury Security, you’re essentially giving a loan to the government. Salman Khan of the Khan Academy demonstrates how price and yield of treasury securities works.

• The Yield Curve: CNBC Explains

  By: CNBC Explains

  6:34 PM ET Thu, 13 Dec 2012

  Yield curves help investors understand the relationship between bonds of differing time horizons to maturity. CNBC explains.