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Will “other forces” keep US Treasury yields down?

US Treasury yields continue to be depressed by other forces besides the expectation that the federal funds rate will remain very low in the future. Some of these forces are likely to persist over the next year or two. Nonetheless, we doubt they will prevent yields from rising as the Fed tightens monetary policy by more than investors in the bond market are now anticipating.

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