The yield curve can tell us a lot about where the economy is headed. Here’s how the yield curve works and how you can use it ...

Broadly the yield curve will slope upwards during periods of economic expansion, slope downwards when the economy is slowing ...

The yield curve is “steep” when long-term interest rates are well above short. It is “flat” when long rates are barely above short rates. It “inverts” when short rates top long rates.

Wholesale funding is alternate funding for banks and finance companies from institutions and wealthy investors. Brokered deposits and public debt are two common sources.

The most awaited change in the bond market’s favorite indicator is finally here: the Treasury yield curve has steepened owing to a drop in short-term yields and an increase in intermediate- and ...

The IMF was referring in part to the phenomenon of a flat yield curve, where rates on longer-term bonds — supposed to be substantially higher than those of their short-term counterparts to ...