Starting in November, an important part of the interest rate that determines how much money people earn from federal Series I Savings Bonds — i-bonds — is expected to be among the highest in more than 20 years.

Higher interest rates are typically viewed as dicey for stocks but also mean you can earn more on your fixed income investments.

Davidson College Economics Professor Vikram Kumar analyzes the unique combination of factors behind the recent surge in U.S. government bond yields. He explains how swelling national debt, corporate borrowing,

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Fed cuts are one piece of the puzzle in how banks determine loan rates and could contribute to a trend of interest rates slowly rising over time.

And the bond market is signalling that the era of cheap government finance is over. Big borrowers are about to discover just how painful those debt piles can be when interest rates can no longer be ignored.

Bond prices move inversely to interest rates. For example, when rates rise, new bonds issued with higher rates make existing bonds with lower rates less attractive and their prices fall. Zero-coupon bonds are volatile because they don’t pay periodic ...

The bond market is in a sell-off with government debt and deficits rising, and interest rates and inflation spooking investors. But income is still critical.

If the Fed opts against raising interest rates on Wednesday, investors will probably increase their forecasts for inflation, injecting new turmoil into the government bond market.

Stocks mostly advanced Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s crucial interest-rate decision as crude prices and Treasury yields pulled back.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and benchmark S&P 500 were up a respective 0.

Here are seven of the best ETFs to buy if interest rates rise: