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Interest Rates Are On The Rise This Morning

Joe WeisenthalSep 5, 2013, 17:11 IST

Flickr / Tom RafteryQuick heads up: Interest rates keep rising.

The yield on 10-year German bunds hit 2.0% at one point this morning, a level not seen since early 2012.

And US 10-year rates are up to 2.95%, which is a new high for the recent cycle.

The debate about whether this is the result of "tapering" fears or mere normalization after the crisis-inspired plunge inr ates is something others can debate.