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Top Federal Reserve official says market angst over inflation would be ‘red flag’
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What does the current US bond market price in as expected inflation over the next five years?
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What do households surveyed by the University of Michigan expect inflation to be over the same five year period?
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How do the two measures compare?
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Explain why the Fed would want to intervene if the bond market prices in higher inflation, even if it hasn’t happened yet
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What is the “dust in the air” Goolsbee is referring to?
Ariel Slonim at MRU’s Econ in the News
