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F8 · EXPECTATIONS ANCHORING

5-year, 5-year forward inflation expectation rate

2.31
CALM ROBUST z 0.18 DRS 95 daily as of 2026-08-03

Where it sits: near the middle of its full record.

The full history

2003 high 2.90 · low 0.43 · now 2.31 · 2 recessions shaded 2026

How it is read

What it measures
expectations anchoring
Where it sits
near the middle of its full record: at the 53th percentile of its full record.
z vs. its window
0.18 (strain side: both). 5,900 observations in the window.
State rule
z < 1 CALM · 1 ≤ z < 2 WATCH · z ≥ 2 EXTREME, measured only toward the declared strain side.
Confidence
ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95

Where it comes from

FRED ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.

What it read at past stress points

Lehman, Sep 2008 2.31 · CALM
Q4-2018 selloff 1.98 · CALM
Curve inversion, Aug 2019 1.74 ◆ WATCH
COVID crash, Mar 2020 1.23 ▲ EXTREME

Questions it helps answer

  • Prices : Are prices behaving, and believed?