Periods when the yield curve is inverted (short rates are above long ones) are less common.

收益曲线反转(短期利率高于长期利率)的时候很少出现。

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The paper theoretically investigates housing cycle and inverted yield curve and empirically tests the result of combined prediction of economic recession by these two variables.

本文对房地产周期与收益率曲线反转对经济衰退的预测两个变量的联合预测进行了理论探讨和实证检验。

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Most people believe that an inverted yield curve heralds a recession, and right now we have an inverted yield curve at the point where new money is supposed to enter the economy.

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The yield curve was inverted early in the year, but positively sloped when the Fed first cut rates Sept. 18, and has steepened still now in the wake of the Fed's surprise rate cut Jan. 22.

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When the yield curve is inverted or relatively flat, it is a sign that investors are so afraid of future economic weakness that they are willing to take low interest rates on long-term holdings for fear that returns will become even less attractive later on.

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