There Is No "Bond Bubble"

The Taylor Rule And The 201CBond Bubble201D (Wonkish) - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com



Long-term Treasury bond prices are about where they ought to be: they consist of a normal duration discount, plus a valuation term because they are a hedge against today's extra large risk of (some forms of) macroeconomic disaster, plus the standard expectations of future federal funds rate terms, plus a term for lowered long-term inflation expectations in the future.



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The Taylor Rule And The “Bond Bubble”: Here’s a thought for all those insisting that there’s a bond...

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