Long-term Treasury bond interest rates are at about 4.4 percent, which reflects the belief that inflation will remain tame for an extended period of time.

FORBES: The Fight of the Century: Bond Buyers versus Gold Bugs

The Federal Reserve completed its daily purchase of U.S. long-term Treasury bonds Monday, sending Treasury bond prices up and yields down from the morning's levels.

FORBES: Magazine Article

At the time it began to sink, unable to meet margin calls, Long-Term Capital was, for example, long large amounts of the 29-year Treasury bond and short equally large amounts of the 30-year Treasury.

FORBES: Archimedes on Wall Street

In the bond market, investors dumped long-term Treasury debt, driving yields higher.

WSJ: Nasdaq Closes Above 3000

When the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met in June, more bond purchases to push down long-term Treasury and mortgage rates were already on the table.

FORBES: Bernanke is Bluffing

Each year, I analyze the primary drivers of asset class long-term returns including risk as measured by implied volatility, expected earnings growth based on GDP estimates and foreign business expansion, market implied inflation based on the spread between long-term Treasury Bonds and TIPS, and current cash payouts from interest and dividends on bond and stock indexes.

FORBES: A 30-year Market Forecast