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Per the article: D.C. commuters who wish to be allowed past the convoy must have "T2SDA" – an acronym for the event's original name, "Truckers to Shut Down America" – written on their vehicle, he said. To shut down America implies an economic shutdown. Doesn't it?

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/10/07/truckers-for-the-constitution-plan-to-slow-dc-beltway-arrest-congressmen

In the late 70's early 80's, yields were in the upper teens. I think 8%+ is coming myself but I am interested in what everyone else thinks as well.

I heard a speaker say that if the Treasury yields ever climb above 7-8% that the US would not be able to service it's debt in 5 years with projected deficits. I have also heard people say that with "rampant" inflation down the road that we could see double digit yields in 5 years. Although...

Or even double digit yields perhaps?: http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/higher_inflation.fortune/index.htm

Would that $10,000 not buy more goods and services? or are you saying the new currency would be worth (real buying power)the same as the old?

It seems to me that the Fed will not let rates rise and will do anything to stop it from happening. I can understand lowering the short term rate to 0-0.25% to stimulate the economy but would have hoped it would be short term. When they started buying long term Treasuries with money created out...

Ok, I understand the goal was to lower rates and unfreeze credit but what ill effects will this cause? Inflation comes to mind for me since they are simply printing money, right? If this is such a good idea, why have they not done it sooner? Surely there will be some bad effects. Or maybe...

Do you have a link to Greenspan's above comments? I would like to read it.

Video: http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/169781/Peter-Schiff-Stimulus-Bill-Will-Lead-to-%22Unmitigated-Disaster%22?tickers=%5Edji,%5Egspc,QQQQ,SPY,DIA,TLT,UDN

I would love to lock in some 30 year Treasuries at 10%....who knows, it may happen: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601208&sid=aL4DN7bHk3FU

You thought 700 Billion was a huge number... try 7.4 TRILLION http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=arEE1iClqDrk&refer=home

I am trying to understand the implications of this huge bailout of Freddie and Fannie, specifically on interest rates. I can see the treasuries tanking (yields climbing) because of the perception that the US Government is less secure.... too much debt. But that did not happen, yet. I can also...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nkZ3eHeXlc

I agree that McCain is the best of the three. Still not a good pick but I will hold my nose when I vote for him. The other two Socialists would make this once great nation a third world country in 4 years.

"The amount of debt that's likely to go bad is virtually certain to be in the high hundreds of billions of dollars, and it wouldn't surprise me if it ends up crossing a trillion," said Baker.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1714725,00.html

Inflation up over 6% and yet the treasuries are yielding lower and lower.... what morons are buying them with inflation going so high? It defies logic.

With all of this money being flooded into the economy, common sense tell me that inflation should have reared it's ugly head long ago. Oil, Gold, grain.... all at historic highs, yet low inflation numbers. The 10 year and long bond are yielding historic lows also. The dollar is very weak. What...

It seems to me that rates would be sky high with all of the competition for money out there. Add inflation to the mix and bond rates should be 8% plus. What is keeping them down?