Bear Flattener (redirected fromBear Flatteners) A situation in which theyield curveforbondsis flattening. That is, short-terminterest ratesonbondsrise more rapidly than long-term rates so that the two begin to converge, resulting in a flat (or flatter) yield curve when it is plotted on a ...
A Bear Flattener is a term commonly used in finance to describe a scenario where the yield curve flattens due to increasing short-term interest rates and decreasing long-term interest rates. In simpler terms, it refers to a situation where the spread between short-term and long-term interest...
A flattener may either be abull flatteneror a bear flattener. A bull flattener is observed when long-term rates are decreasing at a rate faster than short-term rates. The change in the yield curve often precedes the FED lowering short-term interest rates, which usually signals that they ...
Bear Flattener (redirected fromBearish Flatteners) A situation in which theyield curveforbondsis flattening. That is, short-terminterest ratesonbondsrise more rapidly than long-term rates so that the two begin to converge, resulting in a flat (or flatter) yield curve when it is plotted on ...
A wideningyield curvethat happens when long-terminterest ratesincrease at a faster pace than short-terminterest rates. Bear steepeners occur wheninvestorsare pessimistic aboutstockpricesover the short-term, and may not expectinflationover the long-term. See also:Bull steepener. ...