We expect oil prices to recover this year and next. This would exert greater upward pressure on inflation in the US than in the euro-zone and encourage the Fed to raise interest rates further while the ECB kept policy loose. This is reflected in our forecast that the yields of long-term US Treasuries will rise significantly, while those of long-term German Bunds will not increase as much.
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