Note from dshort: The bond market ended the week with a strong response to the grim employment report heading into the Labor Day weekend. The yield on 10-year note finished the day at an all-time closing low of 2.02%.
Let's have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-Year Constant Maturity yield since 1962 along with the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) and inflation. The range has been astonishing. The stagflation that set in after the 1973 Oil Embargo was finally ended after Paul Volcker raised the FFR to 20.06%.
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