Is the low level of inflation expectations a concern?

The stubbornly-low level of inflation expectations, even as actual inflation has been trending higher, could become a troublesome issue for the Fed. On some measures, household inflation expectations are close to a record low, while the only evidence of any rebound in recent months has come from market-based breakeven inflation rates.

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