Yields going up mean bond prices are falling is easy to understand when you understand what a bond is.
It's a promise. Buying and selling bonds is buying and selling promises. The specific promise is usually $1,000 on a fixed date. So if that looks less desirable, demand goes down, price of bond falls, yield goes up.
Yields going up mean bond prices are falling is easy to understand when you understand what a bond is.
It's a promise. Buying and selling bonds is buying and selling promises. The specific promise is usually $1,000 on a fixed date. So if that looks less desirable, demand goes down, price of bond falls, yield goes up.
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