11.   And little sign of accelerating inflation should boost bonds because inflation erodes the value of fixed-income assets, such as bonds.

12.   And inflation erodes the value of fixed income investments.

13.   Another increase in the next month would be welcomed as a pre-emptive strike against inflation accelerating, which erodes the value of fixed-income investments like bonds.

14.   As a result, inflation will be held in check and rates will not rise, eroding the value of fixed-income investments.

15.   Banks and insurers typically have large bond holdings, and falling prices erode the value of their investments.

16.   Because inflation erodes the value of fixed income investments, investors are reluctant to buy bonds with long maturities.

17.   Banking shares also slid, in part on concern an expected flood of newly-issued stock from banks this autumn will erode share values in the sector.

18.   Bond owners, who have bought a stream of fixed payments into the future, fear that inflation will erode the value of those payments.

19.   Bond yields have fallen in recent months on concern the U.S. economy is growing fast enough to spur inflation, which erodes bonds value over time.

20.   Bonds are helped when there is little concern over accelerating inflation, because inflation erodes the value of fixed-income assets.