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The Data You Actually Have

The Variable You Cannot Observe and Must Watch

Anchored expectations do most of the work of monetary policy. Every way of measuring them is flawed, and you need all of them.

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The gap between a nominal bond yield and an index-linked one of the same maturity is called the breakeven inflation rate. What is wrong with reading it as expected inflation?

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