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The flip side of a distorted yield curve

If the near-inverted spread between the yields of 10-year and 2-year Treasuries is grossly exaggerating the probability of a US recession in twelve months’ time because it has been distorted by the Fed’s asset purchases, the flip side is the risk of an even higher 10-year Treasury yield when they turn into sales.

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