some bondmarket bets are signaling that the inflation rate will fall close to the federal reserve’s 2 target in the next year a growing number of wall street asset managers are saying that’s a pipe dream fund provider vaneck sees inflation remaining stuck between 3 to 5 for many years even if the us falls into a recession invesco says the market is overly optimistic that an economic downturn will put a lid on price pressures citigroup inc says it’s almost impossible for inflation to slow down while wage gains stay high