Flattening US yield curve: different this time? – UOB

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

Researchers at UOB Group have assessed the recent performance of the US yield curve and gave their prospects.

Key Quotes

“The 2s10s US Treasuries yield spread has narrowed by half this year from above 130 bps in Jan to currently below 70 bps”.

“Historically, the flattening of the US yield curve, followed by subsequent brief inversion is a precursor for US economic recession”.

“However, this time, the predictive power of the flattening US yield curve may be weaker and less straight forward. The 2 reasons may be longer term yield term premium is now much lower and the large global stock of negative yielding bonds also depress long term US Treasuries yield”.

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Pablo Piovano

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Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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