People have always wanted to see into the future—and traders even more so. Yet, there’s no magical crystal ball to reveal the ...

The yield curve is a graph illustrating how yields (interest payments) from bonds and other interest-bearing securities vary depending on the length of their terms to maturity. “Term to maturity ...

For decades, the US yield curve rarely misfired, becoming a lodestar for investors. But like assuming a car’s dash is reality ...

The yield curve is especially useful as an economic indicator. In a relatively strong economy, it’s an upward-sloping line, rising from short-term bonds with low yields to long-term bonds with ...

Fed cut rate at front end of yield curve, but QT still goes on and FED is not buying Treasury bonds of long duration, suppressing demand for T Bonds,so prices fall and 10yr rate rises, or bond ...

I’m talking about the Treasury yield curve, or more specifically, the “2-10 spread.” Take a look at the MoneyShow Chart of the Week for July 15, 2024 below.

In the graph below, the 2-year yield increases from 3.35% to 4.10%, and the 10-year yield rises from 3.80% to 5.10%. The result is an upward shift in the yield curve from .45% to 1.00% ...

The S&P 500 (SPY - News) is also shown in blue for comparison. Over the past 25 years, the yield curve has started steepening sharply three times, in 1990, 2000, and 2007.

This un-inversion or ‘reversion’ of the yield curve is said to have recession-signalling ability akin to the curve’s initial inversion 26 months ago. Below, we assess how well the yield curve has done ...

The most important chart you need to know today is the yield curve. Over the past year, short-term rates have surged while long-term rates have held steady, sending the yield curve to its flattest ...

Plotting this on a graph creates an upward sloping yield curve. Sometimes, yields are lower for investments held for longer time periods than for identical investments with shorter terms.