The Treasury market’s implied inflation forecast continues to rise, but the source of this reflationary trend is born of a growing divergence between nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) Treasury yields. Explaining the divergence and pondering the implications can take several paths. But no matter your preference, all roads begin with monitoring the data that highlights this expanding gap.

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