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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by CamelCaseName on Friday March 22, 2019 @10:48PM (#19468754)
I found the example to be very clear. What exactly are you confused about?

Here is the summary from the GP.

>[An inverted yield curve] often indicates that investors think a recession is around the corner. The reason is that investors are betting that the prevailing interest rates will drop. If interest rates drop, then future bond purchases may have much lower interest rates than those bought today. It turns out you might like the idea of getting 2% interest for 10 years rather than 2.13% for 5 years and then 0.5% for the next 5 years.

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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by listenallyall on Friday March 22, 2019 @11:22PM (#19468867)
A simple example is 3 or 4 sentences, not 5 paragraphs.

He didn't address what it means for the economy. What happened last time the yield curve inverted? The last 10 times? The headline implies recession by referencing 2007, is there a valid statistical correlation?

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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by toomanyrichies on Saturday March 23, 2019 @12:16AM (#19469037)
> A simple example is 3 or 4 sentences, not 5 paragraphs.

Where is that rule written? Where did those particular numbers come from?

> He didn't address what it means for the economy. What happened last time the yield curve inverted? The last 10 times? The headline implies recession by referencing 2007, is there a valid statistical correlation?

You want the answer trimmed down to 3 or 4 sentences, but you also want answers to multiple new questions. Which one would you rather have?

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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by listenallyall on Saturday March 23, 2019 @02:21AM (#19469295)
I don't want anything. I'm just holding the top comment to its author's own standards that he voluntarily stated in his first sentence.
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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by egypturnash on Saturday March 23, 2019 @01:21AM (#19469175)
Can you get it into three sentences? That do not assume the reader knows any financial jargon?
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Re:U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 by listenallyall on Saturday March 23, 2019 @03:13AM (#19469408)
Yes.
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