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Here's a simple way to look at it without all the economic/finance jargon.
On the basis that we must be rewarded for the risk we take, equities give more returns than treasuries (which are usually risk-free).
Favourable economic condition -- Outlook for stock performance improves -- Demand for stocks increase -- Price of stock increase -- Demand for bonds decrease -- Price of bond decrease
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When Treasury yields go up, the opportunity cost of money increases(more properly referred to as the...
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It's not necessarily so, though there is a time lag.
Interest rates and bond prices however are negatively correlated:
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundament...