The big worry earlier this year, Misra says, was that a missed debt payment by Greece could lead to bank failures in Europe and spread to the U.S. The European Central Bank eased those fears of ‘‘contagion’’ when it pledged to stand behind those countries’ government bonds. Problem solved — ‘‘at least for now,’’ she says.

So after the budget battle in Washington ends, and if Europe remains calm, things should look better. By the middle of next year, business spending, the housing market and eventually more jobs should give the economy and stocks — and bond yields — a lift.

Harris, the Bank of America economist, sees the economy chugging along at a 2.5 percent clip in late 2013. The bank predicts the 10-year Treasury rate will creep back above 2 percent, as big investors start shifting money out of their favorite hiding spot.

The bank says this ‘‘great rotation’’ from bonds to stocks should help drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 index past its all-time high of 1,565 to 1,600 next year. The index closed Friday at 1,414.