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IEF - Why Is Inflation So Stable?

Three different people directed me to a Robert Barro column that asks how the Fed achieved its recent success in inflation targeting:

Judging by the US inflation rate over past decades, the Fed's monetary policy has worked brilliantly. Annual inflation has averaged only 1.5% per year since 2010, slightly below the Fed's oft-expressed target of 2%, and has been strikingly stable. And yet, the question is how this was achieved. Did inflation remain subdued because everyone believed that anything significantly above the 1.5-2% range would trigger a sharp hike in the Federal Funds rate?

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Company Name: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stock Symbol: IEF
Market: NASDAQ

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