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Bonds This bibliography contains major sources of information on bonds, preferred stocks, and other debt instruments held by Gelman Library. The page is arranged in the following sections:	Subject Librarian: Shmuel Ben-Gad Location: Gelman Library E-mail: shmuelb@gwu.edu Phone: 202-994-6048 Updated: July 2007 Need Help? Click
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Individual Bonds, etc.

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Datastream.
Location: Selected Stations on Ground Floor
This provides a wide range of financial data, including for bonds. This is best for more in-depth research. There is a manual at the Reference Desk.

EconStats
Location: http://www.econstats.com
Click on U.S. Economic Data and then on Bond Data.

Municipal Bonds.com 2000 -
Location: http://municipalbonds.com

Mergent Bond Record: Corporates. Convertibles. Government.Municipals and Commercial Paper Ratings, Preferred Stock Ratings. Monthly. 1971-.
Location: HG 4905 .M78
Contains basic information and Moody's ratings of over 32,000 issues of debts instruments and preferred stock. Various charts (mostly concerning yields are at the back, and there are also tables of Moody's corporate bond, public utility preferred stock, and municipal bond yield averages by Moody's ratings and (for corporate bonds) by groups.

Mergent Online.
Location: ALADIN
Provides descriptions and ratings by various organizations of corporate debt instruments. To find this select a company and click on Long Term Debt.

Mergent Municipal and Government Manual. Annual. 1926, 1942-48, 1954-68, 1972-.
Location: REF HG 4931 .M58 (EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS).
This source contains financial information on the various governmental bodies in the United States -- from the federal to municipal governments. The debt instruments of the governmental bodies are described and rated. The Special Features Section (blue pages in the mibrle) provides statistics such as monthly yields for various government bonds.

Mergent International Manual. Annual. 1981-.
Location: REF HG 4509 .M66 (EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS).
This source contains business and financial information on foreign companies, but also on foreign countries and supranational corporations themselves. Thus there is discussion and ratings of debt instruments of non-US companies and national and sub-national governments and of supranational organizations. The Special Features Section (marked pages in the mibrle) provides yields on government bonds and the money market rates (treasury bill or call money rates) for a number of countries.

News Reports. Weekly.
Location: http://www.mergent.com/publish/news_reports.asp
Provides a weekly update to the Mergent Municipal and Government Manual and the Mergent International Manual near the bottom of the page.

Mergent Municipal News Reports: Monthly. Retain Latest Year.
Location: REF HG 4931 .M581
Provides monthly compilations of the weekly News Reports to the Mergent Municipal and Government Manual.

Mergent International News Reports: Monthly. Retain Latest Year.
Location: REF HG 4509 .M661
Provides monthly compilations of the weekly News Reports to the Mergent International Manual.

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Monthly. 1947-.
Location: REF HC57.U66 (EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS).
This United Nations periodical includes a table on government bond yields for member states.

Bond Screener

Bond Center
Location: http://screen.yahoo.com/bonds.html
Allows one to select bonds meeting certain criteria one chooses.

Advisory and News Services

Value Line Investment Survey, Part 2: Selection & Opinion. Weekly. Retain latest year.
Location: REF HG 4501 .V26 V.2 (KEPT BOTH AT REFERENCE DESK AND IN READY REFERENCE)
A weekly advisory service primarily devoted to stocks but there is some bond yield data.

Indexes, Averages, and General Data

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Datastream.
Location: CD Stations
This provides a wide range of financial data, including for bond indexes. This is best for more in-depth research. There is a manual at the Reference Desk.

International Guide to Securities Market Indices.
Location: HG 4636 .S52 1996
This provides profiles as well as some statistical data on the indices covered.

Standard & Poor's Statistical Service Security Price Index Record. Annual. 1978-
Location: REF HG 4921 .S65. (LATEST AT DESK; EARLIER IN REFERENCE STACKS)
This compendium of the S&P stock price index and its divisions also includes a number of bond indexes.

Selected Interest Rates. Daily.
Location: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
This source has current and historical data for commercial paper, corporate bond yields, state and local bond index, treasury bill rates, and treasury constant maturity rates,etc.

Bond Market Association
Location: http://www.bondmarkets.com
This web site provides statistical tables on various types of bonds and other debt instruments and also the historical rates of the Municipal Swap Index which is comprised of tax exempt variable rate demand obligations.

International Capital Markets Statistics. 1950-1995.
Location: HG 3881. I54 1996

Fixed Income Almanac.
Location: HG 4651 .F574 1993
This provides a wealth of data on such topics as yields, returns, and market volatility.

Chase Investment Performance Digest.
Location: HG 4501.C48 1996
This provides data on investments, including bonds, from 1960 through 1995.

Rate Reference Guide to the U.S. Treasury Market 1984-1995.
Location: HG 4715 .R53 1996
This provides daily data on Federal Funds, bills, notes and bonds and a month-by-month analysis of market factors.

Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. Annual. 1977-1979, 1981-1996
Location: HF 5003 .D68
Includes a section on bonds which includes a variety of data in tabular and graph form.

Longman Investment Companion: A Comparative Guide To Market Performance.
Location: HG 4521 .W484 1989
This includes a section on bonds.

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Monthly. 1947-1950, 1975-.
Location: HC 57 .U66 (LATEST SIX MONTHS ON THIRD FLOOR; EARLIER ON FOURTH FLOOR).
This United Nations publication includes data on debt instruments of governments of various nations.

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual. 1879-1941, 1948-.
Location: READY REF HA 202 (ALSO IN REFERENCE STACKS; EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS). Also at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab
Contains some limited data on bonds for a number of years.

Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present
Location: ALADIN and REF HA 202 .H57 2006

Statistical Yearbook. Annual. 1948-1964, 1966-1969, 1971-.
Location: READY REF HA12.5 .U63 (EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS).
This United Nations compendium of statistical tables includes data on debt instruments of governments of various nations.

Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook. Annual. 1987-.
Location: REF HG 4521 .I22 (EARLIER EDITIONS IN STACKS).
Presents a narrative of history of returns on stocks, bonds, Treasury bills, and of capitalization of stocks and inflation. There are appendices containing the various data as well.

Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation: Historical Returns (1926-1987).
Location: REF HG4915. I2 1989 (ALSO AT VIRGINIA CAMPUS LIBRARY)
An historical supplement to the annual (see above).

Periodicals

There are a number of periodicals that regularly contain information (e.g., prices) on bonds and other debt instruments.

Barrons. Weekly. 1956-.
Location: CURRENT PERIODICALS. (EARLIER ISSUES ON MICROFILM).

New York Times. Daily. 1851-.
Location: CURRENT PERIODICALS. (EARLIER ISSUES ON MICROFILM).
Consult Financial section.

Wall Street Journal. Daily 1958-.
Location: CURRENT PERIODICALS. (EARLIER ISSUES ON MICROFILM).

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