If you bought a 30-year Treasury on Oct. 27, 1981, you were a courageous soul. That bond, issued with a 15.20% coupon, matures at the end of this month and…
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Tagged bonds, consumer price index, Economy, equity, financial markets, inflation, investors, macroeconomics, Treasury, yields
Unless you’re Jed Clampett, rising oil prices probably worry you. Higher energy costs threaten to either reignite inflation to levels last seen when leisure suits and disco music ruled the…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged capital investment, consumer price index, consumption, CPI, crude oil, deflation, employment, energy, Fed, Federal Reserve, gasoline, inflation, recession, recovery