Given today's general level of interest rates and the conditions of the financial markets, are coupon rates on newly issued bonds relatively high or relatively low?

If the Federal Reserve does things to increase interest rates, what will likely happen to the prices of these bonds?

If the interest rates do increase, will the new bond prices be such that the bonds are selling for a price above par, below par, or equal to par? Why?

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