81.   Moreover, the yield curve of bonds is flattening, which means that short-term bonds pay almost as much as bonds with maturities of a decade or more.

82.   New Zealand has an inverse yield curve, meaning shorter-dated securities trade at a higher yield than longer-dated securities.

83.   New Zealand has an inverted yield curve, meaning shorter-term securities trade at higher yields than longer-term ones.

84.   Not everyone thinks the inflation concerns reflected in current yield curves and bond yields are justified.

85.   Normally, shorter-term rates are lower than longer-term rates, which produces an upward sloping yield curve.

86.   New Zealand has an inverse yield curve, meaning shorter-dated securities trade at higher yields than longer-dated securities.

87.   One measure of such expectations is the so-called yield curve, or difference between yields of short- and long-term Treasury securities.

88.   Part of the yield curve has already exhibited its ability to invert.

89.   Partly as a result, the Portuguese yield curve flattened significantly.

90.   Recession fears and status quo monetary policy, though, will mean an ever flatter yield curve.