What's meant by the Inverting Yield Curve?
The blogosphere is full of the impending collapse of the Dow with some pundits talking of 14,000 in 2019, a modest 10,000 points lower. Right or wrong, the fuel that has kept stock markets forever bubbling, an endless wall of money and a strong economy, will eventually end. Is the yield curve telling us the economy is about to fall of a cliff?
Normality
Government and corporate bonds are issued with different maturities. The standard US bond is the 30 year, but there are many different maturities, typically 3, 5 and 10 year, etc. Some run for just a few months to maturity, whilst some whacky corporate bonds have been issued with maturities way out at 100 years!
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