http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/yield-curve Blog Articles Tagged with 'yield-curve' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145213?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Tim Duy looks at monetary and fiscal policy options in light of an economy that continues to slide downhill:Bad to Worse, by Tim Duy: From bad to worse is about the only way to describe the flow of data last week. With each new data point, the case ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:24:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145213?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1142892?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Tim Duy responds to the latest set of ugly numbers :Ugly Numbers, by Tim Duy: For many months, this was the recession that wasn t, as many key cyclical indicators refused to roll over as expected. That is no longer the case, as virtually all data ... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:24:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1142892?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1141602?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Mortgage Plan May Aid Many and Irk Others - NYTimes.com Ten things you don t know about black holes - Discover Magazine A Last Push To Deregulate - washingtonpost.com Cost of resolving the crisis: Lessons from 35 years of crises - Vox EU Amid the t... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1141602?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1141126?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve A roundup of economic news from around the Web.Stimulus: Writing in the Washington Post, Martin Feldstein makes the case for another stimulus package and says the president-elect should take a lead role. The only way to prevent a deepening recessi... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:39:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1141126?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1141068?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Because if it did, we're looking at a relatively rosy picture for the economy this time next year. The yield curve is typically trotted out to predict recessions, and it took a lot of hits in 2006-07 when it was inverted, with many saying that long-t... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:35:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1141068?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1141033?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Fed Makes Breathtaking Changes, Cuts Rates Too - John M. Berry The economics of labour market intermediation - Vox EU For all you statisticians out there - William J. Polley Does the Yield Curve Work in Times of Panic? - Zubin Jelveh Mortgage Justice... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1141033?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1140991?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Today, the Fed lowered the target interest rate to 1%. Will the Fed lower the target rate even further if things don't improve?:More Easing Expected, by Tim Duy: The FOMC performed as expected today, delivering a 50bp cut that returns rates to their ... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:26:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1140991?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1140620?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Equity Markets: DJ-30 Industrials +889.35 @ 9065.12; SP-500 +91.59 @ 940.51; Nasdaq +143.57 @ 150.590; Russell 2000 +34.15 @ 448.40; VIX -13.10 @ 66.96 Credit Markets: Fed Funds Target: 1.50; 10 Yr Tsy Yld: 3.82; TedSpread: 2.71; 2-10 Yr Yield ... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:25:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1140620?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1140586?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve As every woman who has ever had dealings with a man knows only too well, it is a lot easier for people to make promises than it is for them to keep them. And when Europe s leaders met in Paris on the 12 October, a lot of fine promises (which were a... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:34:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1140586?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1136228?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Banks don t trust each other, and the lack of confidence is curtailing business activity across the U.S. The federal government has instituted a number of plans to break the logjam in lending. Will the efforts work?Give Washington points for the ma... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:39:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1136228?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135736?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Prices of Treasury coupon securities posted modest losses today and the recovery in the stock market motivated some reduction in risk premium as the yield curve flattened a bit. The yield on the 2 year note climbed 6 basis points to 1.62 percent. The... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:55:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135736?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135388?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Let us dispense with the nonsense about the Fed having any control over the real economy by setting the Fed Funds rate the market sets it; the Fed must follow and what market-set short term rates are broadcasting is catastrophic profits t... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:21:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135388?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135205?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Prices of Treasury coupon securities raced higher and the yield curve inched towards perpendicularity as weak economic numbers overwhelmed the day of stability offered by the Treasury rescue package. The yield on the 2 year note tumbled 24 basis poin... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:02:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1135205?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1132896?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve The flow of finance to expanding companies--or, rather, the not-flow of finance to companies that ought to be expanding employment--is the problem.Paul: Dow 9,000!: Stock prices are, however, the least of our worries. The money markets are frozen; t... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:08:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1132896?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1132663?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Prices of Treasury securities registered bifurcated results in the overnight trading session. Those results indicate a significant reduction in the fear factor as the yield curve has shifted significantly in the process.The yield on the 2 year note h... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:39:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1132663?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130320?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Prices of Treasury coupon securities surged today as investors are gathering around the conclusion that the slowdown in the global economy has acquired a momentum which outpaces the ability of government to seriously impede it. The corollary is that ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:45:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130320?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130008?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Libor: There is still tension in the money market as the key three month Libor rate climbed 6 basis points to 4.21 percent. The overnight rate fell to 2.68 percent from 3.79 percent the previous day.Prices of Treasury coupon securities have, on balan... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:28:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130008?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1126198?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Prices of Treasury coupon securities are posting solid gains in overnight trading and the propensity of the yield curve to steepen which manifested itself yesterday was still evident.The yield on the benchmark 2 year note slipped 8 basis points to 2.... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:21:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1126198?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124202?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Three-Month Treasuries are now yielding an unbelievable 4 basis points. That means a $10,000 investment will get you a whopping $4 per year. Before equity markets opened today, the yield was at 0.23%, and it continued lower throughout the day. ... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:40:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124202?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1121273?rsstype=tag&tag=yield-curve Jack McHugh writes a wonderful daily wrap up on the Markets. Here is his take on the trading action Tuesday: Whether this outcome (the nationalization of the GSEs) can save the housing market or stop the recession unfolding before us is another matte... 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