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Grow Money Business with Grant Bledsoe


Aug 23, 2023

This week’s episode of Grow Money Business is all about the bond market and how it changes with inflation, high-interest rates, and an inverted yield curve. Join us as we dive into the yield curve, a possible recession in the future, money market funds, the TED spread, and more.

[06.12] The yield curve – Grant starts the conversation by defining the yield curve and the reasons we care about it.

[12.23] Recession – Grant shares his thoughts on the possibility of a recession.

[16.50] Money Market Funds – Grant describes difference between Money market mutual funds and other money market funds.

[21.37] TED Spread – Grant discusses how to a good measure of US credit risk by looking at the difference between LIBOR and T-Bills.

[28.15] Bonds – Grant shares the importance of having bonds in a negative economic environment.

 

Resources

US Treasuries Yield Curve

ustreasuryyieldcurve.com/

 

TED Spread - Historical Chart

macrotrends.net/1447/ted-spread-historical-chart

 

Current US Inflation Rates: 2000-2023

usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/