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unanchored

ADVERB
adrift
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
anchored on course tied down


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Indeed, the data continues to suggest that inflation expectations are unanchored relative to the bank’s 2% inflation target, Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Unless demand-driven inflation shows clear signs of reacceleration or inflation expectations become unanchored to the upside, the Fed is likely to remain more focused on labor-market dynamics.”

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 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




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