Not exact matches
And so the
yield curve could possibly approach inversion, but it may or may not occur or stay there very long because at that stage of the game, the
flattening of the
yield curve will greatly intensify all the other
effects — the reduction in the reserve, monetary, and credit aggregates, as well as the weakness in velocity.
«The multi-year massive expansion of the Fed's balance sheet has had a recognized powerful
effect on asset markets — lowering
yields and
flattening the
yield curve.
But when the
yield curve starts
flattening, that intensifies the
effect of the monetary tightening because it takes away or, at the very least, greatly reduces the profitability of the banks and all those that act like banks.
After that, there is no
effect, so far, except to say that the
yield curve is already
flattening, and that the Fed my end up stopping much sooner than many expect — including the FOMC and their «dot plot» which expects a 2 % + Fed funds rate in 2017, and 3 % + in 2018.