Unusual relationship between Treasury yields reflects investors’ bets on easing inflation and future rate cuts
Investors think the Federal Reserve is close to winning its inflation battle regardless of the cost to economic activity.
A scenario in which short-term yields exceed long-term yields is known on Wall Street as an inverted yield curve and is often seen as a red flag that a recession is looming.
In 2021, officials thought that high inflation would be temporary. But a year later, it was still near a four-decade high.
President Carter (1977-1981) recommended driving slow, buying sweaters and firewood instead of fuel. (Sounds very familiar)
Remember: "Freeze a Yankee, Drive 75 and freeze 'em alive"
"What's past is prologue" is a quotation by William Shakespeare from his play The Tempest. In contemporary use, the phrase stands for the idea that history sets the context for the present.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 30 November 2022 - 12:34 PM.