CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are designed to help “Protect” bond holders against inflation. Joe Friday….Of late the CRX Commodity index has rallied and TIPS and many other Government bonds have declined in value. CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE A break of line (1) by the CRX could well [...]
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Many discuss the potential for much higher inflation, due to the action of the Central Bankers (excess printing of money). The MS Commodity Index (CRX) and the Yield on the 30-Year bond (TYX) are two indicators that are sensitive to inflation or the threats of inflation. Since early 2011, these [...]
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Two quality inflation indicators, Crude Oil and the MS Commodity Index (CRX) have moved a good deal higher over the past couple of months (Crude Oil up 20%- CRX up 11%). These rallies took place prior to the announcement by the Fed this past Friday. From a longer term perspective [...]
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