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Bond Prices and Interest Rates

Posted on May 19, 2009 by John Rutledge

Yesterday I posted a piece about inflation and interest rates arguing that although recent inflation numbers have been very tame, the tsunami of bank reserves (=800%) released by the Fed is beginning to show up in inflation expectations, which is … Continue reading →

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Chart Story. Prices are Falling-So Why are Interest Rates Rising?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by John Rutledge

Last week we had reports on both producer prices (PPI) and consumer prices (CPI) for April. The headlines were about flat and falling prices. So why are interest rates going up? April PPI showed finished goods up 0.3%, 0.1% ex … Continue reading →

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