The yield curve is frequently spoken about when investors are discussing bonds and wider economics, but what precisely is it?

Business Insider reader Jim Laird created this animated chart tracking Treasury yield curves compared to the actual yield on a three-month Treasury. The yield curve is a line that plots a set of ...

Read here to know ore about the implications of the yield curve's re-inversion and what it signals for potential recessions.

The event – commonly dubbed a yield curve inversion – was largely viewed as a signal the U.S. economy would likely slip into recession in the near future. An inverted yield curve occurs when ...