When Yield Curves Send Mixed Signals

  • 5 Dec 2019
  • By Erik Norland

The Treasuries yield curve is reflecting optimism in the economy while the private sector version is pointing to a possible slowdown. Which one to follow?

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Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME Group and the company’s business strategy, and upon those who trade in its various markets. He is also one of CME Group’s spokespeople on global economic, financial and geopolitical conditions.

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