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Why the hell is this getting downvoted?

Are basic bonds beyond the grasp of this forum? High yields are low prices for the bond holders. So when people sell bonds, the price drops, which causes the yield to rise.

ams6110 is fully correct here and is stating simple facts of the bond market.

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Because it's clear the person he's responding to understood that relationship. If he'd bothered to read all four sentences, it's clear he meant he wasn't sure why yields would rise if the Fed would react by buying bonds.

Perhaps it's getting downvoted because it's irrelevant to JamesBarney's point. The Fed (normally) sets (very) short-term rates; the market sets longer rates. But the Fed also can to some degree set longer rates by QE. And, in fact, the Fed can print more money than China can sell dollar-denominated bonds, and therefore the Fed can win the battle - if they want to badly enough.

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