The “giant slalom” of the yield curve: Navigating the 10Y-2Y vs. 10Y-3M divergence

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The US Treasury market is currently performing a complex maneuver. Through the start of this week, while the 10Y-2Y spread sloped downward (gains speed), the 10Y-3M spread remained stubbornly flat. In global macro, this is the equivalent of a skier having one ski on powder and the other on ice – it signals a massive divergence between future growth expectations and current liquidity realities.

This kind of split is difficult to judge because it forces the market to interpret two conflicting stories at once. The long end appears ready to accelerate, suggesting that investors are confident about growth stabilising and inflationary pressures easing over the medium term, but the short end refuses to move, reflecting a funding environment that remains tight, policy rates that continue to challenge, and a Fed that has yet to fully pivot. Continue reading here.

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