A humped yield curve is a relatively rare type of yield curve that results when the interest rates on medium-term fixed income securities are higher than the rates of both long and short-term ...

The natural slope of the yield curve is positive, meaning short-term interest rates are lower than long-term interest rates. There are periods where the curve inverts and, most importantly, a ...

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You know that once-mythical soft landing thing that Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee referenced in his recent interview with Marketplace? It’s the thing where inflation is tamed but ...

Much has been made about an impending recession. The reasons, however, are seldom discussed, are even less understood, and do little to inform what actions investors should take (if any). Economists ...

No foolproof formula predicts the economy in general or recessions in particular, but one of the indicator does a better job than the others: the yield curve. If one plots a chart of interest rates ...

(Reuters) -Bond markets remain focused on budget concerns in the U.S., euro zone and Japan, meaning the recent pullback in ultra-long sovereign yields may prove short-lived, potentially reigniting ...

Most mornings, I start my day by surfing the business channels, and each has their own character. Bloomberg tries to be serious, with a focus on markets other than stocks, and an endless parade of ...

The 2s10s Treasury yield curve will continue its recent steepening and should leave inversion territory around the third quarter, according to Goldman Sachs. "Goldman Sachs economists and rates ...

A trader reacts as he works on the floor during the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020 in New York. - Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early March 9, 2020 as US ...

The yield curve is a graphical representation that plots the interest rates of bonds with equal credit quality but varying maturity dates. A normal yield curve slopes upward, indicating higher ...