98. Reading The Yield Curve Like a Crystal Ball for the Economy

<p>Ever hear someone say “the yield curve is inverted,” but have no idea what that means? Or people talking about the “10-year” yields and not knowing why that matters? Or what &quot;bond prices and yields have an inverse relationship&quot; means?? Saaaaammmeeee.</p><p>In this episode, we’re definitely getting a bit more advanced, but it’s important to grasp these concepts as best as you can, because it will really help you understand how the economy, monetary policy, and what’s happening in the world - really does affect how our money makes money. Today we are FULLY breaking down the yield curve—what it is, what moves it, and why it’s one of the most important signals in the entire market. <br>We’ll explains how things like inflation, economic growth, government debt, and even global drama (yes, drama) can make yields rise or fall.</p><p>You’ll learn:</p><ul><li>What the yield curve actually shows us</li><li>Why inflation expectations are everything</li><li>How supply and demand for bonds move the market</li><li>What the bond market <em>thinks</em> about the Fed</li><li>Why geopolitics can send yields swinging in both directions</li></ul><p>If you’ve ever wanted to understand bond yields without needing a finance degree, this one’s for you.</p><p><br></p><p>------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>Send a question, leave a review, subscribe, follow &amp; share!</strong></p><p>✨<a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Y23G2PFDRHTJS"><u>⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠</u></a>💰</p><p><strong>🔗</strong>All Market MakeHer Links: ​​<a href="https://bio.site/marketmakeHER"><u>⁠https://bio.site/marketmakeHER⁠</u></a>  🔗 </p><p><a href="http://www.marketmakeherpodcast.com"><u>⁠⁠Market MakeHer ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a>   </p><p><a href="http://www.marketmakeherpodcast.com/market-makeher-social-media"><u>⁠Subscribe to our Newsletter ⁠</u></a>   </p><p>Sponsorship Inquiries: ⁠<a href="mailto:jessica@marketmakeherpodcast.com"><u>jessica@marketmakeherpodcast.com</u></a>⁠ </p><p>Merch: <a href="https://shop.marketmakeherpodcast.com/"><u>https://shop.marketmakeherpodcast.com/</u></a> </p><p>Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/marketmakeherpodcast/"><u>⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeherpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p>TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@marketmakeher?lang=en"><u>⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeher⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a>  </p><p>Join the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/232058393091569/"> <u>⁠⁠ ⁠⁠FB Community⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a></p><p>👀 Watch us in action on our<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MarketMakeHer"><u>⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠</u></a> 👀</p><p><strong>✨ Follow Jess Inskip on</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicainskip"><u>⁠</u><strong> ⁠TikTok⁠</strong><u>⁠</u></a><strong> and</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessinskip_/"><u>⁠</u><strong> ⁠Instagram⁠</strong><u>⁠</u></a><strong> ✨</strong></p><p><strong>✨ Follow Jessie DeNuit on</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jessiedenuit"><u>⁠</u><strong> ⁠TikTok⁠</strong><u>⁠</u></a><strong> and</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessiedenuit/"><u>⁠</u><strong> ⁠Instagram⁠</strong><u>⁠</u></a><strong> ✨</strong> </p><p> **Beware of imposters! We will never message you and ask you for money directly.**</p><p><strong>  </strong>   </p><p><strong>About Us 🌚🌞  </strong></p><p>Market MakeHer is an investing education podcast taught teacher-learner style by a 15-year finance expert, Jessica Inskip, to her very inquisitive beginner investor friend, Jessie DeNuit. We want to help you get better with your “finance-sis” (get it? No finance bros here). Our mission is to demystify the stock market and make financial literacy accessible to all self-directed investors! We believe that investing is for everyone and that&#39;s why we break down complex investing topics - from &quot;Her&quot; perspective. You’ll also learn about free tools and resources on our podcast and we offer a ton of free educational content on our ⁠website⁠ so you can become fin-fluen