New column: Bond bust ahead

I’ve got a new column online and in the issue of TIME with the cover story on Detroit. It’s about bonds.

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    Saying that there is a bond bust ahead is tantamount to saying that there is rising inflation ahead. The market seems not to have made up its mind if inflation will be accompanied by economic growth or stagnation. Those in the growth camp are buying industrial metals, while those in the stagnation camp are buying gold.

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