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Beware the Rising Treasury Yield
Could rising U.S. Treasury yields blunt the economic recovery that has helped push the rates higher?
Yields on U.S. Treasury securities have soared over the past six months as the U.S. economy showed signs of a rebound and as investors braced for the possible return of inflation. However, while the higher yields signaled improving fortunes for the American marketplace, those higher rates could also undermine this turnabout by causing the improving stock-and-housing markets to stumble.
From its low of 2.04% in mid-December, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has surged past the 3.83% level.
At first blush, it makes sense for Treasury yields…
10Jun2009 | Money Morning | 1 comment | Continued
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