Who Dropped the Bonds? Interest Rates, Part II - Paul Krugman | Substack
Key takeaway
30-year mortgage rate jumps from ~6% to ~7.3% in weeks — AI-driven demand for funds is the primary driver, per Paul Krugman
- Step 1 · The triggerimmense demand for funds from the AI boom drives long-term interest rates sharply higher, lifting the 30-year fixed mortgage rate from about 6% to nearly 7.3%
- Step 2 · Knock-onthe Iran war acts as a market narrative trigger amplifying the rate surge, and balance-sheet deleveraging adds further upward pressure
- Step 3 · Knock-onUS SME borrowing costs rise as lenders reprice off the higher long-end curve, and housing-linked consumer demand softens
- Step 4 · Reaches youan SME's floating-rate facility reprices higher at renewal, and its housing-dependent revenue line weakens, squeezing operating margin
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: Google News US Business
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