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The yield curve as a predictor of U.S. recessions

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Arturo Estrella
Frederic S. Mishkin

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The yield curve--specifically, the spread between the interest rates on the ten-year Treasury note and the three-month Treasury bill--is a valuable forecasting tool. It is simple to use and significantly outperforms other financial and macroeconomic indicators in predicting recessions two to six quarters ahead.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its journal Current Issues in Economics and Finance.

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Keywords: Forecasting ; Recessions ; Treasury bills;

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  1. Arturo Estrella & Frederic S. Mishkin, 1998. "The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Its Role in Monetary Policy for The European Central Bank," NBER Working Papers 5279, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Mishkin, F.S., 1988. "What Does The Term Structure Tell Us About Future Inflation?," Papers fb-_88-29, Columbia - Graduate School of Business.
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