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Time to Think About the Next Story-Inflation, Rising Rates, Commodity Prices, Weak Dollar

Posted on May 31, 2009 by John Rutledge

The credit crisis is all you hear about from officials in Washington and from talking heads on TV. Indeed, the credit shortage is still alive and well. Employment is still falling and small business owners–the only real source of new … Continue reading →

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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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