Economics

Yields Below Growth Rates Signal Trouble Ahead: Cutting Research

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When yields on long-term government securities are below nominal growth rates for a prolonged period, trouble may be brewing.

Overheating in financial markets has often arisen when interest rates linger below an economy’s sustainable expansion level, Citigroup Inc. analysts led by Nathan Sheets wrote in a Jan. 20 report.