Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Yield-Curve Inversion Is Sending a Message

The question is whether it’s saying anything meaningful about the odds of recession.

February 3, 2020 at 1:30 PM UTC

Barry Ritholtz is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and was previously chief market strategist at Maxim Group. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

This what happens when a smile inverts.
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The yield curve just inverted -- again.

Driven by fears of a potential coronavirus pandemic that could cause widespread economic disruption, investment capital sought shelter in longer-term bonds. This flight to safety caused the curve to invert, at least for now.