During May, US-China trade tensions increased, and the fixed income markets reacted negatively. Intermediate to long term treasury rates fell by almost a half of one percent, and the yield curve is inverted out to three years and gently sloping upwards thereafter. Interest rate futures markets are expecting two rate cuts now by January 2020.
Treasury Yield Curves
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