OER or It's All About Data Analysis

From your analysis of the article (Manning the OER), which will be handed out in class, why are intermediate (10 year) and long (30 year) Treasuries not rallying in the face of “OER’s” weakness? Also, the Fed’s target for core inflation is between 1% and 2%. What is the current core inflation rate? In addition, what is the prospect for the core inflation rate during 2007?