Thus, Lardy finds that when interest rates decline, households tend to save more.

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When interest rates decline, the value of a bond investment rises, and conversely when rates rise, your bonds decline in value.

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When interest rates rise, the value of (interest rate sensitive) bonds will decline.

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We've been seeing interest rates decline, and when I spoke to Greg McBride over at bankright.com, he's hopeful that's going to mean fewer foreclosures than there might have been.

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Bonds decline in price when interest rates and yields rise.

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Bond Math 101 teaches that when yields decline prices go up, and since interest rates have been steadily falling for years investors could be forgiven for assuming that total returns are being driven by price appreciation.

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When Uncle Sam stops buying, interest rates should rise and bond prices decline.

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