We don’t expect very low Treasury yields to last

A decline in the equilibrium level of the federal funds rate provides some justification for lower long-term US Treasury yields today than on average in the past. But a large decline in the equilibrium level has already been discounted in the bond market. For this and other reasons, we continue to forecast that the 10-year Treasury yield will climb over the next couple of years.

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