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Weren't Interest Rates Supposed to Be Rising?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 10:05AM

A couple of months ago, the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury was rising towards 4%, and commentators everywhere were declaring an end to the "bond market bubble," which would send interest rates sharply higher. So what happened? Thanks to the problems in Greece and the rest of Europe, US treasuries have been a magnet for investors looking to protect their cash. At 3.62%, the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury is currently trading at a two month low and breaking below support.

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Response: Remember Soaring Yields?

at BIEB Volume Sources on May 4, 2010

Somewhere deflationista David Rosenberg is smiling. As Bespoke notes , the much vaunted spike in yields
Response: The Time is Getting Near

by S Burke at The Sneak Attacker on May 4, 2010

April 12, 2010

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