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25 Years of Higher Interest Rates Ahead?

25 Years of Higher Interest Rates Ahead?

Interest rates are linked to inflation, but they're also linked to risk.

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May 02, 2025
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As a result of recency bias, where we assume the recent past is a permanent state of affairs, many believe near-zero interest rates are "normal." They aren't. As the chart of 10-year US Treasury yields--a proxy for interest rates throughout the economy--illustrates, rates in the 3% or lower were an anomaly that only occurred in the relatively brief peri…

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