Treasury Bond Curve Finally Starting to Steepen

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Treasury Bond Curve Finally Starting to Steepen

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At least at the short end.

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Blue: Five year minus Two year
Red: Seven year minus Five year
Green: Ten year minus Seven Year

For those of you that want to look out further in time go to the StLouisFed.org and change the parameters.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?grap ... 433&rn=736
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Re: Treasury Bond Curve Finally Starting to Steepen

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I have been watching the US Treasury Yield Curve daily for a while. Rates have inched up and the curve has steepened a bit but so far so good. What I am watching for are signs of inflation. I am watching this like a hawk. I have eased into TIPS a bit over the last few months, making additions bit by bit as TIPS are expensive and are priced for negative real returns after inflation. A steepening curve is a sign of an improving economy and we all want that.
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