“The perceived reaction function that we saw at that time was extremely flat… even in May 2021 a half-percent inflation surprise… the two-year rate didn't move.”
Carolin Pflueger · Odd Lots · Why Treasuries Are 'Risky' Again
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Observed that the market’s perceived policy reaction function remained flat throughout 2021 despite high inflation, indicating expectations of zero rates regardless of conditions
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“You can run this regression of how much do yields change onto what's the inflation surprise on that day… gives another way of getting a perceived reaction function.”
“The rise in yields is 90% real rates and only 10% inflation expectations”
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“How are we sequencing that learning throughout the year? A high-quality curriculum resource should be building on that throughout, at least a unit, but ideally throughout a year.”