inflation risk

They are thus designed to cut out the inflation risk of an investment.

"The economy did not snap back this spring, and there is almost no inflation risk for the next year to 18 months."

The only apparent inflation risk might come from a tightening labor market.

But the upside inflation risks are greater than the downside opportunities.

Last week, while noting that inflation risks persist, the central bank decided against more increases for the time being.

"There is another element beyond inflation risk, and that is called terrorism," she said.

It is not clear that we can get substantial improvements in payrolls without some additional inflation risk.

Nonetheless, the committee judges that some inflation risks remain.

The principal concern for investors investing in cash equivalents is inflation risk.

The Nomura team base their analysis on current real exchange rate misalignments and possible future inflation risk.

So far, however, the Fed lacks compelling evidence that the inflation risk is great enough to do so.

But, it added, inflation risks "have not fully disappeared."

"The challenge is not to be overly restrictive as growth slows and still attentive to inflation risk."

One indication that inflation risks were rising would be a tendency for labor markets to tighten further.

The Fed noted that "some inflation risks remain," as it left short-term rates steady at 5.25 percent.

Bond investors know this and insist on adequate real returns to compensate for inflation risks.

Unemployment is extremely high, for one thing, and the inflation risk for the future is also not very good.

If anything, that was grimmer than previous statements that "some inflation risks remain."

Protectionist measures to reduce imports at a time when the economy is operating near full employment would also pose inflation risks.

"This does not mean, however, that policy makers are trapped and cannot respond to robust demand and rising inflation risks," he said.

The central bank said that "some inflation risks remain," holding out the possibility that it could resume raising rates at future meetings.

"If the Fed then remains with their focus on inflation risks being the dominant issue, it likely stays with a tighter monetary policy for longer."

Non-indexed units, such as contracts written in currency units, incur inflation risk.

This, however, was not viewed as adding significantly to inflation risks because the bulk of the orders represented a bunching for commercial aircraft.

No investments are risk-free - even federally insured bank accounts are vulnerable to inflation risk.