the yield curve inverted roughly 14 months before each of the past nine U.S. recessions. Others say a slowdown isn't a sure thing and that the yield curve is a red flag, not a divining rod. To be sure, by many measures the economy is healthy, with low unemployment, r...
What is a yield curve? A bond yield is the return an investor gets on a government or corporate bond. The yield curve shows the returns on bonds of different maturities, from a few months on the so-called short end to as long as 100 years on some corporate bonds. The longest-duration...
The inverted yield curve occurs when short-term maturities pay a higher interest rate than longer-term maturities. Such an unusual event typically has foreshadowed a noticeable economic downturn, according to USA Today. Usually, a recession has followed. Despite the warning signs in the Treasury ...
Steady-state PL measurements were acquired using a Varian Cary Eclipse (USA) fluorescence spectrometer. References 1. Stranks, S. D. et al. Electron-Hole Diffusion Lengths Exceeding 1 Micrometer in an Organometal Trihalide Perovskite Absorber. Science 342, 341–344 (2013). 2. Im, J.-H., ...
PES UF membrane: a scanning electron microscope (SEM, Vegall XMU, Tescan, Warrendale, PA, USA) was used to investigate the surface and cross-sectional morphology of the membranes. For the cross-sectional images, the membrane was soaked in liquid nitrogen, and the frozen membrane was cut into...