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Why are bond prices up right now? And what difference does it make?
Jun 17, 2024
Rising bond prices mean lower interest rates, indicating that the market is betting on rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Demand for Treasury bonds dips in times of uncertainty
Apr 16, 2024
Investors fear missing out on higher rates of return by locking up the money they put in for 10 years or more.
Interest rates on U.S. bonds are economic crystal balls — if you know how to read them
Feb 22, 2023
The markets that set the yield on bonds are trying to predict the economic future.
Is the yield curve talking to us?
by
Jed Kim
Jun 28, 2018
A lot of attention is being paid right now to what’s known as the yield curve. And if you don’t know what that is, it’s essentially the difference between interest rates on short-term and long-term government bonds. In a growing economy, you typically see higher rates on the 10-year Treasury note than you do on […]