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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

In bond frenzy, investors bet on inflation

With bonds going for a premium of 5.5% in a recent $10 billion TIPS auction, it is clear that the expectation for rising prices is firmly cemented in the financial community's psyche. That companies are able to sell 50-year and 100-year bonds, however, suggests there may be more to it than the conventional wisdom around the Fed's itch to "stimulate" the economy through the money supply.