10 year T-bill yield rises to 4%…
The big news today across the financial world is that the yield on 10 year Treasury bonds (also known as government debt) has risen to 4%. One of the reasons the yield rose is because there isn’t as much demand for goverment bonds right now. The lessened demand for this goverment debt was spurred on by the jobs that were created this past month, ‘stronger economic data’ according to the Wall street Journal, and the amount of debt the government has already issued to finance itself.
So what does all that hoopla and finance stuff mean to the everyday consumer??? It simply means you can expect interest rates on homes to be on the rise as well. Many economists and other experts have been predicting this for a long time, and now it appears it is happening. Mortgage rates are tied to the bond market, so expect mortgage rates to follow. So if you’re expecting rates to get even lower than they have been for the past year and a half, I believe you have waited too long.
Comments? Opinions? Let’s hear ‘em. Here’s the article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0543127020100405
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