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Inflation watch: Why the Fed is paying close attention to this chart
video The Federal Reserve is closely watching inflation expectations, and investors ought to, too. Lakshman Achuthan, an economic forecaster and co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, highlighted one chart that the Fed is keeping an eye on for where inflation and rates could head next. “Ten-year breakeven inflation expectations, that’s the bottom line, that’s risen to around 2.5% and that’s the highest it’s been in eight years and that’s important because the Fed is focused on them,” Achuthan told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. “Basically, if inflation expectations remain ... (full story)