By default, the Inflation Curve opens with the inflation curve for the current currency (if this currency is supported for the inflation instrument; otherwise it displays USD), the current trade date and the market data cut-off time set in the pricing page from which it was opened, with the swap rate tenors set by the system’s default settings for that currency.
In addition, the inflation curve displayed is affected by the seasonality adjustment used, whether the latest rates are used or not, and which forward index interpolation method is used. These settings are taken by default from the Settings window for the inflation instruments (which is accessed by clicking the Settings button).
Once the page is open:
You can control for which trade date the inflation curve is displayed.
By default this is taken from the pricing page from which this page was opened, but you can change it using the Trade Date field.
You can control for which currency the inflation curve is displayed.
By default this is taken from the pricing page from which this page was opened if this currency is supported for the inflation instrument; otherwise it displays USD. But you can change it using the Currency dropdown list.
For which market data cut-off time the inflation curve is displayed.
By default this is taken from the pricing page from which this page was opened, but you can change it using the Cut Off dropdown list. For more information on this feature see Changing the Market Data Cut-off Time.
You can customize the seasonality adjustment used to create the inflation curve, whether the system uses the latest inflation rates to build the inflation curve and the forward index interpolation method used.
By default these settings are taken from the customize settings for the inflation instrument (see Customizing the Behavior of Inflation Instruments). But you can change them as necessary via the Settings window (which is accessed by clicking the Settings button).
For more information on what the various colors in this page mean, such as red text or blue highlights, see Understanding the Colors Used for Rates in a Yield Curve