| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Higher long-term interest rates can discourage mortgage lending and cause losses in the securities portfolios of banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. That could be offset only if the rate increases are driven by a growing economy and demand for new credit, rather than speculation about the Federal Reserve slowing its $85 billion-a- month bond-buying program.
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