Secondly, the Fed holds long-term assets and short-term liabilities and yield curves generally slope upwards.
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Italy and Spain sovereign yield curves rose 64 and 62 basis points respectively and core countries also widened sharply.
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The phenomenon of steep yield curves is not limited to Treasurys.
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Inverted yield curves when it is cheaper to borrow money for long periods than it is for short ones have almost always presaged economic downturns.
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For major banks like JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Wells Fargo lending is less lucrative in an environment of flat yield curves.
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Worldwide currency devaluation places downward pressure on yield curves, remarks Clough.
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