2-Year Treasurys
The Terrible “Two-Year”
In a simple test of 15 yield-curve variants, we found that the 2s10s spread ranks second to last, based on its correlation with one-year-forward real-GDP growth since 1978. The three best measures employed the 3-month bill as the “short” rate. The spread between the 5-year note and 3-month bill showed the strongest correlation with subsequent economic growth.
The Market Is Off Its Meds!
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Well before the war drums in Eastern Europe began to beat, this stock market correction had already been marching to a different beat. The market’s confusion might be understandable, because—unlike during most of the post-GFC corrections—it has so far failed to “self-medicate!”
A persistent feature of stock market declines in the past 13 years has been that they have typically triggered a simultaneous falloff in bond yields.
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