Loading ...Ten year bond chart still looks like an uptrend (falling rates) to me, so far. All the dips you see are short term JUMPS in rates as rates fell since 1982. The recent jump in rates may just be a blip on the radar screen.
The abnormally higher dollar may be a combination of TPTB punishing Trump and the USA, and or they are EXPORTING as many STRONG consumer dollars as possible to other nations before they get cut off.