inflation
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While it’s a major accomplishment, Trench and Jensen note that the value of $1 million will be reduced in those 15 years due to inflation.
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Instead, they tend to move in tandem with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which rises when investors see inflation or economic risks ahead.
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Central bank decisions are due from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the RBA expected to raise interest rates as inflation rises strongly.
Miran said the dissent was a harder decision to make than in previous meetings, given factors such as lagging shelter inflation and non-market transactions like portfolio-management purchases pushing inflation readings higher.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said Friday that he would be reluctant to support further interest rate cuts, given that inflation has remained stuck above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
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