Bond market’s inflation fears will fade…eventually

The UK bond market is more concerned about inflation now than at any point since the inflation target was established in 1997 and such fears could persist for some time yet. But further ahead, a sustained downturn in activity should bring inflation back down. Accordingly, we think that the bond market’s inflation concerns will eventually fade, bringing nominal bond yields lower.

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