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Near-term Inflation Expectations Fall to Zero

One year inflation expectations, as tracked by the breakeven rate for U.S. Treasury Inflated Protected Securities (TIPS), have fallen to almost 0%, while the more often quoted two year rate plummeted to 0.7% (see chart).  While longer-term inflation expectations have diminished, albeit at a much smaller magnitude, the spread between 2Y and 5Y rates has […]