Inflation concerns are starting to come back! In the US and Singapore, inflation has continued to climb in January, leading to renewed worries that price increases will remain persistent. However, this could also be good news for the savers amongst us. We take a look at whether the sharp increase in US government bond yields might mean higher yields for the upcoming 6-month T-bill auction on 2 March.  If you've been investing in government bonds and wonder if it might be easier to do so via a bond ETF, we assess how the ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund compares to the T-bill and SSB.  Source: Bloomberg. Price as of market close on 24 Feb

🔥 Inflation’s still running hot

What happened?

US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) core inflation was at 4.7% in January, much higher than market expectations.

What does this mean?

The strength in the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation led some investors to forecast that the central bank...