136.2 Sorry, US Treasury Yield Curve Delivers Bad News

———Ep 136.2 Summary———
The US Treasury yield curve IS NOT inverted and, therefore, is not signaling a recession warning. But IT IS warning that the Federal Reserve’s reasoning to “taper” its quantitative easing program (i.e. economic recovery/health) is unfounded. We saw this in 2018. And 2014. And 2005.

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———Ep 136.2 Topics———

00:00 INTRO: The 2021 yield curve is a combination of 2013 (hope!) and 2018 (realism).
00:36 Debt ceiling relief has loosened collateral constraints in the US Treasury Bill market.
02:38 Will risk perceptions change for the reflationary with the debt ceiling delay? For long?
03:40 The yield curve, what information does it convey about risk-return perceptions of dealers?
07:26 During the 2013 Taper Tantrum the yield curve steepened – what does that mean?
10:28 Was the 2013 hawkishness and 2015-16 rate increases (two) a policy error by the Fed?
15:02 In 2021 the Fed announced a taper but there has been no yield curve celebration of it.
19:43 Fertility rates u-turned in 2008-11 for the same reason there was no 2020/21 baby boom.
20:41 OUTRO: The 2021 yield curve is a combination of 2013 (hope!) and 2018 (realism).

———Ep 136.2 References———

The Curve Is Missing Something Big: https://bit.ly/3jm0lNa
Alhambra Investments Blog: https://bit.ly/2VIC2wWlin
RealClear Markets Essays: https://bit.ly/38tL5a7

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Jeff Snider, head of global investment research for Alhambra Investments with Emil Kalinowski, Trevor Something listener. Art by David Parkins, coloured-pencil pamphleteer. Show produced by Terence, focused visuals. Podcast intro/outro is “Aurora Borealis” by Chill Cole found at Epidemic Sound.