The funds rate eased to 8 5/8 percent and held there.

The basic overnight lending rate at the time was 6 9/16, and later eased to 6.5 percent.

The 30-year Treasury yield eased to 5.92 percent from 5.93.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond eased to 6.57 percent from 6.65.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury eased to 5.85 percent from 5.86.

The rate for teen-agers eased to 14.1 percent from 15.5, as their entry into the summer work force was less than in the recent past.

It eased to 8.8 percent in December 2008 as fuel and energy prices went down.

Its yield, which falls when prices rise, eased to 5.89 percent from 5.93.

Money market account yields eased 1 basis point, to 6.96 percent.

The yields on money market accounts eased by 4 basis points, to 6.97 percent.