Sentences with phrase «bond yield curve»

First, the long - term bond yield curve inverted, meaning markets entered a period where long - term debt had a lower yield than short - term debt.

Let's look at an average municipal bond yield curve (Figure 3) over the last five years from 1999 — 2003.

Naturally, there are those who plan to wait until the Treasury bond yield curve inverts before lowering their allocation to equities.

A flatter Treasury bond yield curve.

Others have noted that if the Fed continues raising short - term rates while long - term rates remain stalled, it could turn the shape of the bond yield curve upside down, a typical signal of recession.

(«Do you know what a bond yield curve is?»

Already, the bond yield curve, which measures the difference between short - term interest rates and long one, has been rising.

Over the past year, the bond yield curve has been positive but flattening (short - term yields remained lower than long - term yields, but the differential has narrowed).

In part, the bond yield curve — the difference between short - term and long - term interest rates — is an indicator of future economic growth expectations.

If the bond yield curve did not improve — rather went down — would the rates improve in short term?

In the current business cycle, the Treasury bond yield curve has rarely been flatter.

Interest rates will be gradually rising as central banks wean the markets off accommodation, while the steady rise in stocks could see a correction if the bond yield curve doesn't steepen or if some political deals and promised fiscal measures hit roadblocks.

The flattening of the bond yield curve in recent years meant you might pay only 1 % or 1.5 % more to lock in a long - term rate, and that made the stability of fixed rates much more attractive than it was five years earlier.

Over the past year, the bond yield curve has been positive but flattening (short - term yields remained lower than long - term yields, but the differential has narrowed).

The fund will make asset allocation decisions based on two driving factors: the 200 day moving average for the S&P 500 index as well as the bond yield curve.

Each of these cash flows has a price that is known from today's bond yield curve.

Then there is the Treasury bond yield curve.

If the Fed continues to move in the direction it currently promises, then one of two outcomes becomes exceptionally likely: (1) Key borrowing costs for businesses and consumers will continue moving higher, or (2) The Treasury Bond yield curve will invert.

The bond yield curve provides an indication of market expectations for future interest rates and can help shape your own expectations for what the interest rates may be at your mortgage maturity date.