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Interest Rates Outlook

The message of rising long-term interest rates

Monday, 21 July 2025, written by Eddy Markus

Long-term bond yields have been under upward pressure in recent weeks. What are the causes and what message does this send for the outlook for shorter-term interest rates?
 

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How long will the Fed resist political pressure?

Monday, 07 July 2025

For now, the Fed is resisting increasing political pressure to cut interest rates quickly. Why is the Fed doing this, what developments might change the US central bank's mind and what does all this mean for U.S. interest rates?
 

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Fed and bond markets in wait-and-see mode

Monday, 23 June 2025

US and European interest rate markets have gone sideways within a fairly wide range recently. How long will that last?
 

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Temporary decline in interest rates due to weaker growth

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Authoritative institutions such as the OECD are lowering their growth forecasts for the economy and especially for the U.S. economy. Normally, weaker growth leads to a decent drop in interest rates, but a number of structural factors make another scenario for interest rates more likely..

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Past Predictions

Readers frequently inquire about the accuracy of our predictions and whether we track them. Naturally, we don't possess a crystal ball, and the primary objective of our analyses is to present our readers with the most probable scenarios in the medium term. However, we do provide specific exchange rate predictions and in general they have been quite accurate. 

Below are our forecasts for US and German 10-year government bonds for the period from January to December 2023.

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