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Inverted Yield Curve

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In most instances, short-term debt securities have lower yields than longer-term bonds. As central banks raise short-term interest rates to combat inflation and investors grow increasingly fearful of a recession, short-term rates can exceed long-term rates. When this occurs, a chart showing yields of different duration debt instruments will appear inverted, signaling a potential recession.

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