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...When the S&P 500 was previously north of 2,900, the 10-year Treasury yield was sitting near 2.50 per cent....
...This compared with 2.2 per cent for 3-5 year US Treasury notes and 11.4 per cent for the S&P 500 US stock market benchmark, according to Aon Benfield....
...François Trahan, chief investment strategist at Bear Steans, said in a research report that rising prices could be a sign of a return to a pattern of higher inflation after years of lower price increases...
...Mr Trahan sees the monetary policy outlook as one of several challenges faced by the US equity market. Another is technical resistance for the S&P 500 index at the 1,160 level....
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