the times also reports investors and banks have been demanding higher payments for their loans which in turn has increased interest rates and bond yields. the federal reserve has frequently lowered rates since the financial crisis, but lately fed chair ben bernanke has i indicated that could change as the economy shows signs of improvement. steve rattner, we have been blessed with low interest rates for a very long time. how did things change? what are the great challenges if interest rates start going up steadily? we re blessed with great interest rates because we were cursed with a weak economy. the fed had to push them down in order to get the economy going. they went into the famous qe program, where they kept buying bonds, buying bonds, buying bonds, forcing interest rates down, and now people feel that s about to come to an end maybe as soon as june, so the market is reacting. interest rates are starting to go up. treasury rates are going up. remember we were living in an unr
lengthy profile. in the u.k., the headline read, naftali bennett, set to be the powerbroker. he pushes netanyahu rightward. we asked if he was worried about the relationship between israel and the united states of america. well, erin, i think it s okay for friends to disagree on some things. i ll tell you what i saw was a great relationship between our two countries, the bonds between america and israel go way beyond president obama and prime minister netanyahu. started long before and will continue long after. but the president has been very warm towards the israeli people and we certainly appreciate it. now the president of the united states and the prime minister did not really come off fully on the same page on iran. just one way of putting this when the prime minister approached the podium, he talked about iran first. president obama mentioned it last. in fact, prefacing it with the word finally.
world, a nuclear iran. the united states is committed to dealing with it. each country has to make its own decisions when it comes to the awesome decision to engage in any kind of military action. and israel is differently situated than the united states. it s interesting to watch each of their faces during that particular exchange. not just the one talking but the one not happy with what the other one was saying. so where exactly does this relationship stand right after that i spoke with israel s minister of the economy and a member of the security cabinet there. now our viewers, you watch the show all the time, he s been on this program often. he s a former commando in the elite counter-terrorism unit and he served as the chief of staff for benjamin netanyahu from 2006-2008. but now he s a global phenomenon. gracing front pages around the world, the jerusalem post called him the man of the moment. the new yorker ran a very
america. well, erin, i think it s okay for friends to disagree on some things. i ll tell you what i saw was a great relationship between our two countries, the bonds between america and israel go way beyond president obama and prime minister netanyahu. started long before and will continue long after. but the president has been very warm towards the israeli people and we certainly appreciate it. now the president of the united states and the prime minister did not really come off fully on the same page on iran. just one way of putting this when the prime minister approached the podium, he talked about iran first. president obama mentioned it last. in fact, prefacing it with the word finally. and here s what they said. we prefer to resolve this diplomatically. and there s still time to do so. diplomacy and sanctions so far have not stopped iran s nuclear program. do you think the u.s. really has, i ll quote president obama,
situated than the united states. it s interesting to watch each of their faces during that particular exchange. not just the one talking but the one not happy with what the other one was saying. so where exactly does this relationship stand right after that i spoke with israel s minister of the economy and a member of the security cabinet there. now our viewers, you watch the show all the time, he s been on this program often. he s a former commando in the elite counter-terrorism unit and he served as the chief of staff for benjamin netanyahu from 2006-2008. but now he s a global phenomenon. gracing front pages around the world, the jerusalem post called him the man of the moment. the new yorker ran a very lengthy profile. in the u.k., the headline read, naftali bennett, set to be the powerbroker. he pushes netanyahu rightward. we asked if he was worried about the relationship between israel and the united states of