One Section of the U.S. Yield Curve May Invert as Soon as Today
- Gap between 3- and 5-year yields is skinniest in a decade
- Inversion is likely as end of Fed rate hikes nears, BMO Says
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As bond traders scale back Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations, one section of the U.S. yield curve is on a fast track to inversion.
The spread between 3-year and 5-year Treasury yields shrank to less than 0.1 basis point on Friday, the smallest gap in more than a decade. It may turn negative by the end of the day, BMO Capital Markets says, as investors anticipate the end of the central bank’s tightening path.