The spread between nominal 10-year treasuries (data) and 10-year TIPS (data) has increased to above 2% this week, up from almost 0% at the beginning of the year. But the current 211 basis point spread is still below the 250 basis point average during 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and the first half of 2008. This measure of expected inflation (about 2%) is consistent with the market consensus inflation forecast from the latest WSJ survey of about 2% through the end of next year.
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Affiliation: University of Michigan
Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan.
He holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University in Washington, D.C. and an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Since 1997, Professor Perry has been a member of the Board of Scholars for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan research and public policy institute in Michigan.
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