It's over for bonds
>>535452284stocks are going to moon
>>535452284Good.
>>535452284what does this mean and when will society collapse?
Why were they so high prior to 2000
>>535452284Tie Trump to a bomb and drop him on Israel.
>>535452443That was before inflation really took off. Back then putting money in a savings account was a real way to save.
>MARKET WILL COLLAPSE>t. increasingly fent-addicted antiwork leftist
>>535452284not my problem
Small sacrifice to make Israel great
>>535452284I a. confused, higher bonds = more yield. Doesn’t that make better investment to buy bonds
>>535452727>Doesn’t that make better investment to buy bondsOnly if you think lending money to an insolvent government is a good idea
>>535452443because the US started operating at a budget deficit which spooked investors, meaning they expected a greater return in exchange for parking their money in the custody of a net debtor. eventually this perceived risk just became the status quo, alongside the fed playing a greater and greater role in economic management through interest manipulation
>>535452443The U.S. economy was running hot at the time and the Fed aggressively raised interest rates to dampen it. Economies that overheat produce inflation, so inflationary expectations are higher, leading to investors pushing yields higher to protect the value of those bonds
>>535452442It means nobody wants to buy Western debt anymore and it looks like the free ride for the West is finally over because the chickens have come home to roost.USA is the poorest country in the world.
