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Barnum said a loss of Fed independence would result in a steeper yield curve, hit U.S. economic prospects and risk global economic stability.
From MarketWatch
His buildings eschewed columns, boasting few straight lines as they swelled and curved, appearing untethered to the land on which they stood.
The macroeconomic backdrop also has turned more supportive, with a steeper yield curve and lower interest rates easing pressure on bank margins and improving refinancing conditions, particularly in commercial real estate.
Bonds have sent similar signals, with the gap widening between the yields on short- and long-term Treasury yields, or what is known on Wall Street as a steepening yield curve.
Recent moves in the bond market have set up a so-called bull steepening in the Treasury curve, where short-term yields fall more quickly than longer-dated yields.
From Barron's
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