Economists call it an "inverted" yield curve. Normally, short-term debt yields less than a long-term debt that requires investors to tie up their money for a prolonged period. Longer-term Treasury yields have been falling this year, in part on worries that economic growth is slowing around the world. Other parts of the yield curve inverted late last year, as when the five-year Treasury's yield dropped below the three-year yield. Potentially more concerning, Donald said, is how businesses and consumers react to the inverted yield curve.

Source: CBC News March 22, 2019 17:48 UTC