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US · 2 hrs ago
The bond market is telling us the free lunch is over
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The bond market is telling us the free lunch is over
For most of this century, rich countries have enjoyed a seemingly free lunch: They could spend money as needed, cut taxes at will and stimulate their way out of problems without paying a price in the form of higher borrowing costs or inflation.
The big picture: That era is over. The $145 trillion global bond market is flashing red signals that there's now a price to be paid for governments that indulge their profligate impulses.
It reflects a world where supply disruptions are colliding with ma
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