unanchored

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The increase in core inflation has reinforced expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates this month as officials seek to prevent inflation expectations from becoming unanchored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Cleveland Fed’s research compared recent UMich survey results to past periods when expectations became unanchored, such as the 1970s.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

He says the issue in Japan is that inflation expectations have become unanchored.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

During her time at university, Sif said she had felt "very unanchored" while she came to terms with her sexuality.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck