break even

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This break-even rate represents the market’s collective judgment of inflation’s magnitude in the coming years.

From MarketWatch

Both the 5-year and 10-year break-even rates rose on Friday — dismissing the possibility that reduced inflation expectations caused gold’s big price drop.

From MarketWatch

Long-term inflation expectations, measured by the break-even for the five years starting in five years’ time, have actually dropped this year and are lower than at the start of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the near term, the slowdown in population growth will likely keep the break-even point of job creation–or the number of new jobs the U.S. economy must create monthly to keep the unemployment rate in check—fairly low over the coming year.

From Barron's

The break-even rate was above 125,000 jobs a month in 2023, but by the end of last year, it was estimated to be closer to 30,000.

From Barron's