Term structure of interest rates, commonly known as the yield curve, depicts the interest rates of similar quality bonds at different maturities. ... and then chart that difference over time.

The yield curve is frequently spoken about when investors are discussing bonds and wider economics, but what precisely is it?

Interest-Rate Curves May Slow Bond Profit Machine This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such ...

Over time, the discount rate tends to move fairly closely in line with other short-term interest rates. Chart 1 compares the movements in the discount rate and a short-term market-determined rate of ...

Original Phillips Curve. From Phillips paper. The Fed cut the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points on September 18. The Fed’s twin mandate, keeping inflation under control and aiming for low ...

The yield curve's uninversion historically signals the end of economic expansions and the onset of bear markets, though the timing can vary significantly. Read what investors need to know.

It is unobserved, varies over time and is driven by a myriad of forces both domestic and global. Let’s take a look at what happened in 2018, when inflation was on target at 2 per cent and the ...

The U.S. Treasury yield curve officially exited its prolonged inversion on Friday, Sept. 6. This marks the end of over two years when short-term yields were higher than those on long-term bonds ...