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Impact of interest rates on a bond's price that will be purchased from original institution & held to maturity?

I plan to buy several bonds from the original institution and also plan to hold the bond to maturity. I understand the inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rate, but since I plan to buy & hold bond to … Continue reading

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What is the relationship between interest rates, bonds, and stock prices?

I always am hearing people talk about how important the interest rates that the government sets are. The have some sort of effect on stock prices and bond prices. What is that relationship is and WHY?

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If inflation is growing and interest rates are decreasing, what will happen to bond prices?

This seems to be the current situation; usually interest rates go up with inflation (which would make bond prices go down), but now we have substantial inflation, and interest rates are heading south. Help! Are bonds safe?

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