Just a few years ago, interest rates were at the zero bound in an effort to stimulate the economy during the pandemic.

And as we all know; this was followed by high inflation. In 2022 and 2023, the Fed fought back, pushing the benchmark fed funds rate from basically zero to over 5% in near record time.

For fixed-income investors, this meant they could finally earn at least some yield on risk-free securities. But the outlook for rates going forward is far from certain.

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