Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Remember the Bond Vigilantes? They're Back...

Randall Forsyth, Barron's
THE BOND VIGILANTES ARE BACK and they've restored some disinflationary order.Bond yield have shot up in almost unprecedented fashion since the Federal Reserve announced its plan to purchase $600 billion of Treasury securities two weeks ago—precisely the opposite effect the monetary authorities intended from QE2, the second phase of its quantitative easing.From a low of 2.48% on Nov. 4, the day after the announcement of launch of QE2 by the Fed, the 10-year note yield began to rise and then shot up in the past week, to a peak of 2.96% Monday, amid a barrage of withering...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2010/11/17/remember_the_bond_vigilantes_they039re_back_245922.html

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