In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Wolf Richter discuss:

• The Coming Rude Awakening For Bonds
  • Spiking yields are about to crash prices
• Multi-TrillIon Dollar Deficits
  • The US is spending much more than it admits to
• Kryptonite For The Housing Market
  • Higher interest rates & unfavorable tax code changes
• Pension Woes
  • Most pension plans will soon be in a world of pain

Chris and Wolf marvel at the bond market's apparent indifference so far to rising rates. Rising rates, of course, mathematically mean bond prices should lower -- but that hasn't happened much yet. With the 10-year Treasury nearly at 3% now, that resistance can't last for long. Especially if the Fed proceeds with its declared program of quantitative tightening this year.

Wolf explains the ticking time bond in the bond market thusly...

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