Although it is difficult to anticipate how high long-term interest rates will eventually rise, the large budget deficit and the rising level of the national debt suggest that the real rate will be higher than 2%. A higher rate of expected inflation would also cause the total nominal rate to be greater than 5%.
很难预测长期利率最终会升到什么水平，但巨额预算赤字和国民债务水平的升高意味着真实利率将高于2%。更高的通胀预期还将导致总名义利率超过5%。