Long term rates are riseing but short term are notThis is caused by ironically a very low short term rates.......which is haveing effect on houseing market and a bit of inflation fears for future..........what the true reason for long term interest rates rise is either central bank cooling houseing market or general view that the economy is getting better and thus inflation ..........the yield curve is a prerty good indicator of where the economy is headed......it has predicted 10 of the last 8 recessions......lol......imo we are at the beginning of the greatest economic expansion the world has ever seen........oil will no doubt play a major role in this.......inverted yield curve is the nasty curve that predicts recession ( this is not current situation)