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The interpretation of the interaction between realized inflation and inflation expectations is still a hypothesis that requires solid empirical analysis. However, some symptoms can be found in the data, which appear to support such interpretations. The U.S. 6- to 10-year inflation forecasts have been broadly stable around 2 percent while the Japanese indicator has been much more volatile.