“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.”

Carolin Pflueger and co-authors · Odd Lots · Why Treasuries Are 'Risky' Again

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Estimated the perceived reaction function by running a rolling-window regression of short-term yields (e.g., two-year rate) on the inflation surprise on announcement days

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