The answer is: because rising yields on credit instruments have begun to put downward pressure on equity prices. (tsi-blog.com)
Fixed - rate loans for housing have fallen by less than those for small businesses since they had also risen by less during the phase of rising yields in capital markets in 1999. (rba.gov.au)
Yet even many of these stocks could generate positive returns in a gradually rising yield environment. (blackrockblog.com)