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A key gauge of expectations of where consumer prices are headed on Wall Street — the 10-year break-even inflation rate — has barely budged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A gauge that measures average expected inflation rate over a five-year period beginning exactly five years from today has barely budged, up just 0.14% points since the war started.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Higher-income motorists’ consumption barely budged that month, a departure from how they pulled back during the 2022 shock, said Maxim Pinkovskiy, an economic research adviser at the New York Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

MarketWatch reported back in February that the average S&P 500 stock had registered an absolute swing of 10% year to date at that time, while the S&P 500 itself had barely budged.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Five days later the fever had not budged.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri