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Surging Inflation Spurs Demand for Once Rare Linker Bonds

Inflation surge ignites 39;linker39; bond trading Bank revenues from trading inflation products on the rise Record inflationsensitive exchange traded product inflows LONDON, Feb 8 Reuters Almost overnight, inflationlinked bonds have become the hot ticket in global financial markets, pitting banks against hedge funds in a battle for market share and scarce trading talent. The 4.4 […]
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US Inflation to Force the Fed into Action

The US inflation report noted higherthanexpected price rises, triggering a boost to the dollar and a pullback in US major index futures. The price index for January rose 0.6 to an annual rate of 7.5. The report dashed hopes that the monthly price increase was slowing, as analysts expected a slowdown to 0.4 after Decembers […]
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Australia, NZ dlrs hold Gains, Bond Market Mourns RBA Buying

SYDNEY, Feb 10 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars were trying for a fourth session of gains on Thursday as global equity markets rallied and commodities kept climbing, while Australian bonds formally waved goodbye to buying by the central bank. The Reserve Bank of Australia RBA ceased its quantitative easing campaign on Thursday having […]
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