“Yield Curve”指的是收益率曲线,显示一组货币和信贷风险均相同,但期限不同的债券或其他金融工具收益率的图表。纵轴代表收益率,横轴则是距离到期的时间。“Inverted”在这里是倒转的、反向的意思。因此,“Inverted Yield Curve”指倒挂的收益率曲线。
倒挂的收益率曲线是指短期证券的收益率高于长期证券收益率的一种图形,与正常收益率曲线刚好颠倒。在正常的收益率曲线中,长期收益率较高,以反映持有证券较长时间的风险。An inverted yield curve represents a situation in which long-term debt instruments have lower yields than short-term debt instruments of the same credit quality. An inverted yield curve is sometimes referred to as a negative yield curve. (from Investopedia)
倒挂收益率曲线一方面可能反映短期票据的过剩,因票据过剩压低价格而抬高收益率;另一方面也可反映长期证券的短缺或市场对长期证券异常强劲的需求——其结果会抬高价格而压低收益率。此外,这也可反映人们预期长期的通货膨胀将低于短期的通货膨胀,最后导致收益率下降。
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The paper theoretically investigates housing cycle and inverted yield curve and empirically tests the result of combined prediction of economic recession by these two variables.
本文对房地产周期与收益率曲线反转对经济衰退的预测两个变量的联合预测进行了理论探讨和实证检验。
Periods when the yield curve is inverted (short rates are above long ones) are less common.
收益曲线反转(短期利率高于长期利率)的时候很少出现。