by Calculated Threat on 9/16/2024 01:06:00 PM
Again in June, I wrote: The Artwork of the Mushy Touchdown
A number of excerpts and an up to date graph …
The “Art of the Soft Landing” requires that the Fed scale back charges fast sufficient to maintain financial progress optimistic, and gradual sufficient to not reignite inflation. My view is a smooth touchdown is achieved if progress stays optimistic, inflation returns to focus on, and the yield curve flattens or reverts to regular (lengthy yields greater than brief yields).
The excellent news is progress has stayed optimistic and inflation has moved nearer to the two% goal. Nevertheless, the yield curve continues to be inverted, and we aren’t out of the woods but.
Right here is an up to date graph of 10-Yr Treasury Fixed Maturity Minus 2-Yr Treasury Fixed Maturity from FRED since 1976.Â
