| 21. | The Federal Reserve will have additional reason to follow long rates down by lowering short-term rates, Yardeni says.
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| 22. | For example, Michael Metz, chief economist at Oppenheimer, expects short and long rates to rise for six to nine months.
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| 23. | With the long rate at 7.83 percent, an investor might buy a call option with a 7.75 percent strike price.
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| 24. | He sees long rates as stable, " churning mostly between 7 . 75 percent and 8 . 25 percent ."
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| 25. | The yield curve, which graphs the difference between short and long rates, this week is at its steepest since early 1988.
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| 26. | By then, the Fed will have raised short-term rates at least one more time, and the long rates will be lower.
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| 27. | "Long rates are still pretty low, " aiding corporate and consumer borrowing and making stocks relatively attractive compared with bonds, he said.
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| 28. | In the 1990s, long rates may not be much higher than short rates, a situation that hasn't existed for about two decades.
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| 29. | With short rates much lower than long rates, banks could pay less for deposits and make a nice profit buying government bonds.
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| 30. | The state has long rated Ocean House one of the worst adult homes in the city, and is moving to revoke its license.
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