thanks for the explaination and illustration with the
charts. I understand the relationship between bonds and
rates. What is there a typical affect to the US dollar?
An increase in rates is normally because of improvements (or
anticipated improvements) in economic activity. Rates increasing
typically portends a stronger dollar. However, rates can also rise
when new bond issuances grow too rapidly (supply exceeds
demand).
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thanks for the explaination and
Interest Rates And Bonds
Posted by amp43679 on 6th of Apr 2010 at 01:39 am
thanks for the explaination and illustration with the charts. I understand the relationship between bonds and rates. What is there a typical affect to the US dollar?
An increase in rates is
Posted by steve on 6th of Apr 2010 at 09:02 am
An increase in rates is normally because of improvements (or anticipated improvements) in economic activity. Rates increasing typically portends a stronger dollar. However, rates can also rise when new bond issuances grow too rapidly (supply exceeds demand).