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hnnewguy on Nov 30, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hard-won lessons about money and investing

>you do know that bond prices and the bank rate are linked bank rate goes up bond prices go down

Yes, that is true. But how is the bond price relevant, from the Fed's perspective, if they aren't selling the bonds?

walshemj on Dec 1, 2014 [–]

well I think the down side is for the holders ie you and me and our pension funds :-(

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