Do you believe that on April 12, 2023, the NOMINAL rate of return for SHORT-TERM US government bonds will be above, below, or about 2%? (Note that for purposes of this report, short-term means less than 5 years to maturity.)

Provide at least two articles from the past 60 days to support your opinion. (Note: Just listing the website, source, and date cited is sufficient. Example of how an article citation is CNN article https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/weather/hurricane-genevieve-forecast-wednesday/index.html, cited August 19, 2020.)