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To: TigerPaw who wrote (287473)	8/18/2002 12:00:46 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

You might not have noticed in the late 90s, but even as the fed-bank rates went up, long term bond rates often went down. quote.yahoo.com^TYX&d=c&k=c1&a=v&p=s&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l What happened in late '98 and all of '99? Did Slick have to buy some silence? Or did the fed rate hikes take a while to take effect? That 30-year bond doesn't appear to me to be a good proxy for other interest rates. For example, mortgage rates moved up with the fed hikes and have come down with them. They're now around 40-year lows. I buy and sell corporate bonds on occassion. They also tend to follow the fed. Why do you think the dollar is falling? Because a lot of foreigners who thought that Wall Street was paved with gold found out it is no better than their bourses. And because the corporate scandals have made them wary.