The slope of the yield curve is one of the most respected and widely followed economic indicators in the world with good reason. Inversions in the yield curve – where short-term interest rates are higher than long-term Treasury yields -- have a long track record of successfully signaling economic downturns since at least the 1950s.
Yield Curves, Recessions and Bear Markets
Yield Curves, Recessions and Bear Markets
Yield Curves, Recessions and Bear Markets
The slope of the yield curve is one of the most respected and widely followed economic indicators in the world with good reason. Inversions in the yield curve – where short-term interest rates are higher than long-term Treasury yields -- have a long track record of successfully signaling economic downturns since at least the 1950s.