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Those that entered Wall Street in the last decade believe normal is a dip followed by a quick bounce; boomers remember long drops of the ‘70s & the ‘00s. Dr. Jack Marrion February 3, 2022

Market gurus question whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates 4 or 5 times this year. The bigger question is does this translate into higher long-term bond yields? Dr. Jack Marrion January 28, 2022

Investment grade bond yields have tracked up two tenths of a point since New Year’s. Rising rates aren’t going away. Dr. Jack Marrion January 20, 2022

The rapid interest rate rise in early January days has drifted down a bit, not surprisingly. The long view is still up. Dr. Jack Marrion January 14, 2022

This week some economists made a bold prediction that 10-Yr Treasury yields would hit 2% at some point . . .  My plucky crystal ball shows 2% in the spring and up from there. Dr. Jack Marrion January 7, 2022

The summer seers that predicted a 2% 10-Year T-Note around New Year’s missed, with the rate still the half point lower it was a calendar quarter ago. Even so, interest rate will head higher next year. Dr. Jack Marrion December 24, 2021

Do long term bond yields increase when short term yields rise in 2022? It depends on whether the economy is continuing a growth phase or blowing a growth bubble. Dr. Jack Marrion December 10, 2021

The Federal Reserve says interest rate will head up in 2022. Some Investors imply down. I’ll stick with the folks that actually control the money supply. Dr. Jack Marrion December 3, 2021

Economy fears pushed rates down the last few days, until wiser heads prevailed and interest rates rebounded.  Rinse and repeat… interest rates will continue to trend up. Dr. Jack Marrion November 12, 2021

The slight dip in Interest rates this week was shouted down by longer term money betting on strong rate increases over the next several months. Dr. Jack Marrion  October 29, 2021