VGSH - Another Curve Inverts
- As of today, the percentage of inverted points on the yield curve reached the YTD highs seen in mid-June of 17.9%.
- Following the first inversion in at least one year when a recession did follow, it has taken an average of 271 trading days to officially enter a recession.
- The shortest time it took to enter into a recession following 1s and 10s inversion was in 1973, when it took just 191 trading days.
As of today, the percentage of inverted points on the yield curve reached the YTD highs seen in mid-June of 17.9%. This comes as the 10-year and 1-year invert, as well as the 5-year and 2-year. The inversion of points on the yield curve (particularly 2s&10s) tends to be cited as a leading recession indicator, due to the fact that higher near-term yields imply a higher risk in the near term rather than the long term, the inverse of what is typically true. The graph below shows the rolling percentage of inverted points on the curve over the last six months.
As mentioned above, the spread between the 10-year and 1-year treasury inverted today, which is the first occurrence since October 2019. Following prior inversions of this part of the yield curve since 1970, a recession has followed in the next two years 99.8% of the time, which would suggest that a recession at some point in the next two years is almost certain. Following the first inversion in at least one year when a recession did follow, it has taken an average of 271 trading days to officially enter a recession. The shortest time it took to enter into a recession following 1s and 10s inversion was in 1973, when it took just 191 trading days. As mentioned, going back to 1970, recessions have followed within two years of an inversion 99.8% of the time. The only time that this part of the curve inverted and a recession did not follow within two years was after a brief stint in the fall of 1998.
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