Interest Rate Outlook | ||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3* | Q4F | Q1F | Q2F | Q3F | Q4F | Q1F | Q2F | Q3F | Q4F | |
Fed Funds Target Rate | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
3-mth T-Bill Rate | 2.35 | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.73 |
2-yr Govt. Bond Yield | 2.27 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 |
5-yr Govt. Bond Yield | 2.23 | 1.76 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.25 |
10-yr Govt. Bond Yield | 2.41 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.40 |
30-yr Govt. Bond Yield | 2.81 | 2.52 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.70 | 2.75 |
10-yr-2-yr Govt Spread | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
F: Forecast by TD Bank Group as
at September 2019. All forecasts are end-of-period. Source: Bloomberg, Federal Reserve, TD Economics. * Spot rates as at September 18, 2019 with the exception of policy rate. |