The big news on Wall Street yesterday was that the ten-year Treasury bill reached 3 percent, for the first tim ein more than four years. How might this affect you?
The ten-year note is the benchmark for longer-term lending. The rate on a 30-year mortgage, for example, tends to move in relation to the 10-year yield. Freddie Mac said last week that the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage was 4.47 percent, up from 3.99 percent at the end of last year.
The long-term effect on stocks results from the fact that higher yields mean that companies have to pay more to borrow. If rates go high enough, rising borrowing costs can weigh on stock prices because companies need to pay more to service their debt, something that can erode financial performance.
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