Interest Rates · Real yields and inflation expectations

10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate

The 10-year Treasury yield minus the 10-year TIPS yield: the inflation rate the bond market is pricing over the next ten years.

YearAverageYear close
20031.96%2.27%
20042.44%2.56%
20052.47%2.33%
20062.48%2.30%
20072.35%2.31%
20081.89%0.11%
20091.61%2.37%
20102.06%2.30%
20112.23%1.96%
20122.28%2.45%
20132.28%2.24%
20142.10%1.68%

Source: FRED T10YIE (10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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