With the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, there was a degree of flattening yield curve even though the US Ten Year note broke important resistance near the 2.5% yield level. Morgan Stanley says that markets could see higher interest rates before the year is out, but it might be the short end of the yield curve that moves more on a relative basis. As interest rates rise, flattening yield curve expected to result as dot plot nuance considered When the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates in the future, those increases are not…
Morgan Stanley: Watch For Flattening Yield Curve With Rate Increases
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.