Prior to 2011, this correlation was always negative, and in some cases, as high as -0.6, signaling the importance of changes in short-term rates as drivers of changes in the slope of the yield curve.

Types of yield curve. The yield curve has three shapes: normal, flat and inverted. Normal / upwards sloping. A so-called normal yield curve will slope upwards, showing that yields increase with ...

The “experts” talk about how the U.S. Treasury Curve is currently “inverted.” What does that mean, and should it matter to lenders? The fact is, the yield curve (a graphical representation of yields, ...

Canada's productivity and credit growth face a threat from a flattening yield curve as it makes it less appealing to invest in long-term projects, and lesser still if the Bank of Canada meets its ...

With the focus on the yield curve, the Federal Reserve is widely anticipated on Wednesday, at the end of its two-day policy meeting, to keep its benchmark overnight rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range ...

The European Central Bank said the yield curve may be less able to predict recessions because of the market distortions caused by massive central bank bond buying.. The ECB, writing in its review ...