Linker bonds: inflation-proof or inflated expectations? By Reuters
(Removes erroneous reference in para 20 to Columbia in Candriam's overweight positions) By Dhara Ranasinghe and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are piling into bonds offering protection from rising consumer prices as they brace for the strongest period of global inflation in more than a decade, but could the market be overplaying the risk of a price surge? U.S. breakeven rates, which reflect bond market inflation expectations, signal inflation in the years ahead of 2.4%-2.6% in the United States, sparking demand for U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). Inflows of $2 billion during the week to...
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