How significant is the slide in inflation expectations?

Many measures of inflation expectations are at, or close to, record lows. We do not think this means that the world as a whole is heading for a long period of very low inflation, or even deflation. But the recent data continue to highlight that the risks are greatest in Japan and parts of the euro-zone.

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