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The 10-Year Breakeven Is Dropping What the Bond Market Is Saying
The 10-year breakeven inflation rate has fallen to 2.29 percent, its lowest in months, even as the consumer price index sits at 4.2 percent year-over-year and wholesale prices just surged 1.1 percent in May. Lucas and Luna break down what this divergence means: the bond market is signaling that inflation expectations are cooling, but the real economy and the Fed are still dealing with sticky price pressures. They explore whether the breakeven is a reliable leading indicator or a misleading signal shaped by energy shocks, global demand fears, and the Fed's own policy stance. Along the…
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