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Inflation (CPI/PPI) vs Interest Rates — Historical Linkages

Central banks lean against sustained inflation with tighter policy; the **Phillips-curve** slope and anchoring vary by decade.

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Onur Erkan Yıldız
Founder, Financial Engineer · CMB-licensed

Overview

Short run: higher inflation expectations can lift nominal yields. Long run: if policy credibly restores target, real yields and breakevens tell the split between growth fear and inflation fear.

Practical takeaway

Watch core vs headline and services persistence — the post-2020 regime made services inflation stickier.

How this connects to Finvestopia

Cross-check Finvestopia CPI entry with Weekend gold and bond-yield narratives we surface around prints.

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