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As a global vaccine rollout continues and the economy starts to exhibit signs of healing, fears of inflation could be ahead. A confluence of factors tamping down bond prices is exactly what the bears would love to see. “Underpinning the bond-fund pain is the building consensus that price pressures are poised to lurch higher,” a Yahoo! Finance article said. “Covid-19 vaccine rollouts combined with the prospect of further fiscal and monetary stimulus have triggered bets on higher inflation, threatening to erode the value of future returns.” TMV seeks daily investment results before fees...

Bond ETFs of every flavour hammered by building inflation bets Katie Greifeld, Bloomberg News VIDEO SIGN OUT Exchange-traded funds across the bond spectrum are bleeding assets as investors brace for higher inflation. The US$46 billion iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) has lost US$7.4 billion in six weeks -- its worst-ever stretch of outflows, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding on the US$14 billion iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is at a three-year high, IHS Markit Ltd. data show. Over US$1 bill...