# Prof. Richard Sylla's book, "A History of Interest Rates," is cited

1 Faculty News January 12, 2015>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-12/this-guy-called-bonds-in-14-you-listening-this-time-.html) -- "In the decade starting 1945, U.S. benchmark yields averaged about 2.46 percent, according to 'A History of Interest Rates' by Sidney Homer and [Richard Sylla](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/richard-sylla)."

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