10Y Real Yield (TIPS)

Inflation-adjusted yield — measures the real cost of government borrowing.

Key Insight

The 10Y TIPS real yield is near 2.1% in April 2026, sustaining a range above 1.8% for three consecutive years — the longest stretch of meaningfully positive real rates since before the 2008 crisis, and the clearest market signal that the secular-stagnation regime has ended.

Generated by Claude on Apr 22, 2026
Exclude COVID

1.9%

Trend YoY growth is +0.3%, accelerating by 3 bps/year over the last 22Y. Deviations have remained below trend for 341 consecutive periods. Latest: -0.1%, 42 bps below trend, a 3.0σ deviation.

Level

YoY Change

y = −0.3% + 3 bps/yr · t

Deviation from trend

Forecast

Projected value by forecast vintage (%)

Projected value (%)

Forecast made inOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26Dec '26Jan '27Feb '27Mar '27Apr '27May '27Jun '27MAPE
Oct '251.81.92.22.11.81.81.92.01.91.91.71.71.71.71.81.81.61.91.81.81.7100%
Nov '251.82.12.01.71.71.71.81.71.71.51.41.41.41.51.41.21.51.41.31.1110%
Dec '251.92.01.71.61.71.81.61.61.41.41.41.31.41.41.11.41.31.30.9158%
Jan '261.91.71.61.71.81.71.71.51.41.41.41.51.41.21.51.41.31.1150%
Feb '261.71.61.71.81.71.71.51.41.41.41.51.41.21.51.41.41.1186%
Mar '262.01.81.91.71.81.61.51.51.51.61.61.41.61.51.51.3133%
Apr '261.91.91.71.71.61.51.51.51.61.51.31.61.51.41.333%
May '261.91.71.71.61.51.51.51.61.51.31.61.51.41.2
Jun '261.71.71.61.51.51.51.61.51.31.61.51.41.2

YoY change forecast

Forecast made inOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26Dec '26Jan '27Feb '27Mar '27Apr '27May '27Jun '27MAPE
Oct '25-0.2%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%100%
Nov '25-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%-0.6%-0.6%-0.6%110%
Dec '25-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%-0.6%-0.6%-0.6%-0.7%-0.7%158%
Jan '26-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%-0.6%-0.6%-0.6%150%
Feb '26-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%-0.6%-0.6%186%
Mar '26+0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%133%
Apr '26-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%33%
May '26-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%
Jun '26-0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.3%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.5%-0.5%

Forecasts use ordinary least-squares linear regression fitted to the YoY change series over a rolling 1Y window. Each row shows a vintage — the forecast as it would have appeared at that point in time. Projected values apply the forecasted YoY change to the prior year's level, chaining forward where actuals are unavailable. MAPE measures forecast accuracy against realized values. These are mechanical trend extrapolations, not economic models.