10-year note

U.S. bond prices fell Wednesday on violence in Libya. An auction of $35 billion in five-year notes met with little demand, while 10-year Treasury prices fell 22 cents per $100 invested. Stocks also declined as a result of the Libyan instability.

U.S. mortgage rates have grown for five straight weeks, in the last week hitting their highest levels in seven months. Ten-year Treasury note yields have been climbing on inflation concerns, driving the higher rates.

In a welcome sign of investor confidence in an economic recovery, U.S. interest rates grew for the third day in a row as people moved funds from bonds to stocks. But will higher interest rates slow the housing market?

The recession may be ending -- or it may be heading for a second "dip." After a number of signs that the horrible economic drop of late winter may be ending, including data from the Fed's latest Beige Book, several factors may drag the recovery to the ground. Oil and gas prices were not expected to...