Bond Vigilantes: Rest in Peace

(1) William Shakespeare, Marc Antony, Julius Caesar, and me. (2) The noble Bond Vigilantes were killed by the noble Fed. (3) They all meant well. (4) A galloping ride down Memory Lane when the Bond Vigilantes were high and mighty. (5) Their heyday: When the Wild Bunch was feared by the Clinton Gang. (6) Subdued inflation subdues the Bond Vigilantes. (7) Fed’s post-GFC bond purchases corrals the hard riders. (8) GVC and QE4Ever buries them. (9) If inflation makes a comeback, can Bond Vigilantes come back from the dead? (10) The Fed is more than willing to tolerate higher inflation. (11) Beware of the Dollar Vigilantes.