Correlation: Fed Funds Rate Vs. 10 Year Bond Yields

Another correlation Azizonomics taught me is the Fed Funds Rate Vs. 10 Year Bond Yield (Chart 1).

As long as the federal reserve keeps interest rates at zero, there is no way the 10 year bond yield will go up.

Chart 1: Fed Funds Rate Vs. 10 Year Bond Yields

If you think about this, we have 2 forces. One is debt growth (Chart 2), which is skyrocketing and the other one is the fed funds rate (Chart 1) which is at historic lows. Debt growth induces higher bond yields and low interest rates are inducing lower bond yields. I wonder which force will eventually win.

Chart 2: Public Debt Growth Vs. 10 Year Bond Yields

If the Federal Reserve even thinks about setting higher interest rates, the bond market will immediately collapse!