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Now that a collapse of the U.S. banking system seems unlikely, stock-market watchers have found a new thing to worry about: rising interest rates. The yield on the government's 10-year Treasury bond is up 65% this year to a recent 3.83%. Says top Wall Street strategist Edward...
Yardeni and others are worried that higher interest rates could push housing prices lower, and hurt banking profits. What's more, rising rates could indicate that inflation, which has largely disappeared in the recession, is coming back. To be sure, the increase in borrowing costs has already slowed home-loan...
First of all, although they seem related, historically there has been little correlation between housing prices and interest rates. Some more homeowners may be pushed into foreclosure because they can't refinance, but that is unlikely to affect whether people decide whether now is a good time again to buy...
Finally, rising interest rates are often a harbinger of good things to come. Yes, an uptick in interest costs can slow a galloping economy. But in recessions, like we are in now, higher interest rates usually signal better economic times ahead, not worse. For instance, the yield on the 10...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—After 106 years, the time was ripe for a change. For the first time ever in its long and storied history, the 2009 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships was moved from its usual east coast location to Sacramento, Calif., where the nation’s top...