Words sometimes lose their meaning over time. This happened to the word “disinterested.” It originally meant “to be objective, not influenced by personal interest,” as in the sentence: The judge ...

Anyone within spitting distance of financial markets knows that a so-called inverted yield curve is a signal that at some point down the road a recession could occur. There is no concrete explanation ...

Wall Street got a wake-up call Wednesday morning as the yield curve inverted, sparking concerns the U.S. economy could be headed for recession. To understand what it means when the yield curve inverts ...

The U.S. Treasury yield curve has inverted before every recession since 1955. In this case, inversion is the result of the three-month Treasury bill yield exceeding the yield of the 10-year Treasury.

Two years ago, the yield curve inverted, meaning short-term interest rates on treasury bonds were unusually higher than long term rates. When that's happened in the past, a recession has come. A key ...

In 2022, the yield curve, which maps yields on U.S. Treasury bonds of different maturities, became inverted, meaning short-term Treasuries had higher yields than longer-dated ones. This inversion ...

The bond market appears to be issuing a clear warning to the broader market, but some economists say that not all fixed-income alarm bells are created equal. The 10-year Treasury note yield fell below ...