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    • Higher interest rates bring higher investment yields but place pressure on borrowers. In such circumstances, senior lenders are in a safer position.
    • Higher interest rates bring higher investment yields but place pressure on borrowers. In such circumstances, senior lenders are in a safer position. ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY

    Joe Zidle &

    Jonathan Bock

    Published Mon, Dec 11, 2023 · 06:00 PM

    FINDING opportunities over the past 18 months has been anything but easy.

    High inflation had the United States Federal Reserve hiking interest rates at its quickest pace in decades, and transitioning from quantitative easing (QE) to quantitative tightening (QT).

    Uncertainty about future rate hikes, economic growth and consumer strength turned the 10-year term premium positive. Ten-year yields reached new highs amid some of the most volatile swings in its recent history.

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