1. Inflation fears and rising interest rates sent the stock Market plummeting to its fourth consecutive loss yesterday. 2. Although the Consumer Price Index was up sharply yesterday, Eakle figures inflation fears are overblown. 3. Analysts cite inflation fears for falling share prices in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. 4. Analysts said the Michigan survey underscored the strength in job and income growth, which will likely keep inflation fears simmering. 5. Bond prices rose, pushing down interest rates, as inflation fears subsided somewhat. 6. Bonds tend to fall on signs of stronger growth, which raise inflation fears and put upward pressure on interest rates. 7. But even signs of modest growth failed to dissipate the inflation fears that rattled the financial markets on Thursday. 8. But the association believes that home sales will pick up the rest of the year as inflation fears, and therefore interest-rate increases, abate. 9. But the selloff in bonds was tempered by a decline in commodities prices, which eased some inflation fears. 10. But the strong economy that produced those earnings is alarming the bond market with inflation fears and scaring what few bond buyers there are. |