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Most investors think they understand how interest rates affect bond prices — but few actually do.
Do you understand how falling interest rates impact bond prices? Very likely, the answer is “no” — even if you think you do understand the effect. Recently, international financial advisory firm Natixis polled more than 7,000 investors in 21 countries and asked them about the relationship between interest rates and bond prices as part of the firm’s 2025 Global Survey of Individual Investors.
