21. Mortgage rates closely follow bond rates. 22. Michigan stocks fell for the second day, paced by engine manufacturer Detroit Diesel Corp., as the broader market declined amid rising bond rates. 23. Mortgage rates, which have been rising steadily for the past year, will continue to rise in tandem with bond rates, Wyss said. 24. One was to buy short-term options tied to Treasury or mortgage-backed bond rates. 25. Reflecting the fear that governments might not be able to repay their loans during an economic crisis, bond rates in developing countries tend to skyrocket. 26. That brings me back to the myths that inflation is dead and bond rates are going to go down. 27. That has meant a rise in long-term bond rates this year, and with them fixed mortgage rates. 28. The Fed might also need to push rates up more aggressively if long-term bond rates continue their recent decline. 29. The managers project that return on capital into the future and then discount it by using long-term bond rates particular to each market. 30. The revelation that consumer prices took their biggest monthly jump in nearly nine years put Wall Street in retreat, as stock prices tumbled and bond rates surged. |