I plotted the historical spread between Effective Fed Funds rate and US 3-Month T-bills back to 1956 using the weekly average. This a companion graph to Anatomy of a Financial Crisis: September 2008
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Data from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
[tags]United States, Interest Rate, Fed Funds[/tags]
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Hey, great site, loved the idea! Just a thought, maybe you can write something small on your own interpretation of the graphs that you produce. Also, what software are you using to produce these graphs?
Very vivid visuals, and I saw that article on Smashing Magazine about visualization and was inspired too. Since I do a lot of graphics work, I love finding places that make the abstract visual. In a different sort of way, it’s what I do on my site.
I agree with James Zhuo. With the current economic crisis, many of your visitors might be looking for interpretation of the numbers represented on your graphs, especially those of us who are not too familiar with the language of finance.
Thanks again for your contributions!