Most readers are probably familiar with the basic math behind interest rates and bond prices: When interest rates go up, bond prices go down. As the market recalibrates what a bond’s future cash flows ...

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While rate cuts are welcome in much of the economy, they pose problems for risk-averse investors who relish high money market and bond yields. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly ...

Because the U.S. has the world's largest economy, fluctuations in America's interest rates affect much more than domestic growth.

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If you purchased a home within the last few years, you might have felt a jolt of jubilation watching mortgage rates fall. If you locked in at the recent peak — nearly 8 percent last year — you may ...