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Forward-Looking Markets Should Not React To Lagging Data

Forward-Looking Markets Should Not React To Lagging Data

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The “commonsense” belief that a jump in measured inflation will cause a rise in bond yields is incorrect, as the bond markets are forward-looking, while measured inflation is a backwards-looking measure. This belief can be summarised as: a rise in inflation causes bondholders to “lose money,” and so, bond yields will mechanically rise by the increase in inflation to compensate (creating a further capital loss).

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