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INFLATION

Breakeven Inflation

Provides a market-based inflation compensation measure, not a pure forecast.

Formula

BEI ≈ Nominal yield - Real yield

Variables: Nominal government yield; inflation-linked real yield

What it means

Provides a market-based inflation compensation measure, not a pure forecast.

Example

A 10-year nominal yield of 4.2% and real yield of 1.8% imply a 2.4% breakeven before liquidity and risk-premium considerations.

How to interpret it

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