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 maturity. This is because ...

Through 2023 and 2024, the spread between bond yields and cash rates was persistently and sometimes deeply negative. Read ...

An inversion of the yield curve—a chart plotting returns on debt of various maturities—historically has been a sign that a recession is on the way.

China’s effort to keep liquidity conditions ample in the onshore market is pushing down short-end yields while offering some ...

Deficits and debt and concomitant inflation expectations may be triggering bond market effects that run contrary to normal expectations, where a resolved yield curve would normally signal greater ...

What's happening -- The yield on the 2-year Treasury BX ... ultimately weighing on longer term yields and flattening the curve," said economists at Goldman Sachs led by Dominic Wilson.