Interest Rates Follow Real GDP

Interest Rates Follow Real GDP

Interest rates have historically followed Real GDP. The below graph plots the 10-year Treasury at constant maturity vs. the year-over-year change in Real GDP as measured each quarter. It will be interesting for markets (“interesting” meaning “disruptive”), should the Fed tighten in what is now a slowing economy in Real GDP terms.

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