CNBC..."Bond Yields are Climbing. Here's what that means for Mortgages and other Consumer Borrowing"

TyroneIrish 26101 posts Joined: Oct 8, 2020

Posted 5:47 pm on Aug 18, 2026

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...not good news for GOP Candidates running on the Trump admin's performance...

Add this news to Trump's recent comment that 'Wall Street has been doing great' under his administration...DJT should demand a cut of Dem Election Ad spending.

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/mortgage-rates-treasury-bond-yields-consumer-loans.html

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CNBC..."Bond Yields are Climbing. Here's what that means for Mortgages and other Consumer Borrowing"Link TyroneIrish 5:47pm · 8/18/26
- Oops. Back down the next day.NT NedoftheHill 7:03pm · 8/19/26
- You’d think a pro-business president would want to minimize cost of capital, but Trump 2.0 is a ??? LanceManion 8:02am · 8/19/26
- When the Dems win Congress we'll get two years of them re-impeaching Trump. Curly1918 6:49am · 8/19/26
  - Wake Up, Curly...Trump's approval among Independent voters is in the 20's...it's the GOP that needs TyroneIrish 12:49pm · 8/19/26
    - Put your alarm on snooze for the next two years. It's all gonna be kabuki. Curly1918 1:11pm · 8/19/26
      - What you fail to appreciate is that Dems are united in ensuring that ALL Americans are served...not TyroneIrish 3:06pm · 8/19/26
  - They will beat that dead horse for another 10 years and still not understand how he became PresidentNT Frankx 8:15am · 8/19/26
    - Naw. He's been their best fund raiser since the Republicans passed the 60's Civil Rights Act.NT Curly1918 11:32am · 8/19/26
- Everything is looking up, America!NTLink conorlarkin 8:37pm · 8/18/26
- This is wonderful. Securing risk-free 5.3% return on safe government treasury instead of chasing Eli 6:26pm · 8/18/26
  - *NT Hensou 8:14pm · 8/18/26
- Your primary focus is, of course, on Democrats gaining power, not on national concerns.NT NedoftheHill 5:57pm · 8/18/26
  - Would the nation’s debt be a proper concern?NT RocketRay 10:44pm · 8/20/26
  - Let’s focus on national concerns, Ned. conorlarkin 9:11pm · 8/18/26
    - That would be a nice change of pace from the OP. NedoftheHill 10:05pm · 8/18/26
      - “How are we stuck?” sounds like a terrific GOP campaign slogan for November. conorlarkin 11:36pm · 8/18/26
  - I have no idea what your focus is, Ned...but it's certainly not on the welfare of U.S. citizens. TyroneIrish 6:33pm · 8/18/26
  - He has been in revenge mood for many months. Most posts from him have been about poll and midterm. Eli 6:31pm · 8/18/26
    - Take a look at those polls, Eli...I'm not alone ;-)NT TyroneIrish 6:36pm · 8/18/26
      - I will a week before the election. Only the polls near election worth my time.NT Eli 6:41pm · 8/18/26

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