Inflation Isn’t Causing the Bond Selloff. Blame This Instead.

The relentless rout in U.S. long-term government bonds has investors seeing red—both figuratively and literally, in their portfolios. The natural inclination is to blame inflation, but the real cause lies elsewhere.

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