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TOKYO — Anyone betting that inflation risks are fading should look at the US Treasury market. The sharp selloff in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) suggests the world’s biggest bond market is growing less convinced that price pressures are contained. Investors are rethinking the inflation outlook, with implications for Federal Reserve policy, real rates and stock […]

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Senza conti pubblici credibili, alzare i tassi può aggravare l’inflazione. Ma assecondare il governo può compromettere la credibilità della banca centrale. La via d’uscita richiede un aggiustamento fiscale possibile e una rivendicazione d’indipendenza.

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