The End of Low Interest Rates

The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury securities averaged 1.8% during 2012, the lowest levels in 60 years. But that episode may now be behind us. Interest rate on 10-year Treasury security, April 1953 to May 2013. Source: FRED. The yield closed Friday above 2.5%, with half the gain from last year’s levels coming during the [...] View the full post at: The End of Low Interest Rates Related posts: What’s behind Recent Changes in Long-Term Interest Rates? The Rise in Long-Term Interest Rates: Good and Bad News The Fed’s Unpublished Outlook for Interest Rates