Yahoo Finance Live anchors Julie Hyman and Ines Ferre break down what an inverted yield curve is and what it means for the economy. JULIE HYMAN: Yesterday's testimony by Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed ...

An inverted yield curve is a sign of economic turbulence. When short-term bonds have higher yields than long term bonds, it means that investors see more risk in the short run than in the long run.

The "yield curve" is a term used to describe the various interest rates paid by different maturities of fixed-income investments. It's been in the news quite a bit recently, and not in a good way.

Yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes slid below those on two-year notes on Wednesday, delivering a reliable recession signal and sending shudders through global financial markets. Other sections of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yield-curve inversion is the most fun recession indicator. This is mostly because of the still-inexplicable ...

As the market widely anticipates the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike interest rates by another 75 basis points this week, several parts of the U.S. Treasury yield curve point to an upcoming recession.

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The two most frequent topics of conversation with clients over the past several months have been the inversion of the United States Treasury curve, and the possibility of a recession occurring within ...

If you happened to glance in on the New York Stock Exchange today, you’d notice most of the people in there look a little stressed. What’s causing such obvious signs of tension? Well, something called ...

Find out what an inverted yield curve looks like, how it reflects bond interest rates in Canada, and what it might tell us about the economy. This article is 1 year old. Some details may be outdated.