The bond market has always been relevant, but it hasn't mattered as much since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) - that's when the housing market collapsed in 2008. When we have a financial crisis, there is a fiscal policy response and monetary policy response to stimulate the economy. Right now we are in restrictive fed territory, they have raised rates to levels not seen since the GFC. Now the big market question is: when will they lower rates? If they do it too soon, it will reignite inflation, too late, it will tip us into a recession. The Fed's action affect the front end of the curve... when they lower and raise rates. WHICH AFFECTS YOU. (and that HYSA). You need to understand the yield curve and what de-inversion would mean. Is The Fed going to tip us into a recession? What does that even mean? We've been seeing your questions around this and more after our recent episodes on the FOMC meetings. Let's revisit how the yield curve works so we can all understand how the stock market and bond market is affected by The Fed's actions and what an inverted yield curve means for your money. *This episode was recorded back in November 2023, so some things mentioned are related to that month, but overall still relevant to what's happening now.* Still Have More Questions or a Comment?  🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏻🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️🙋Holla @ us on: ⁠Market MakeHer ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Our Newsletter Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeherpodcast⁠⁠⁠ TikTok⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeher⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠@MarketMakeHer⁠⁠⁠ Join the Money Coven⁠ ⁠⁠FB Community⁠⁠⁠ 👀 Watch us in action on our⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠ 👀 About Us 🌚🌞 Market MakeHer is an investing education podcast taught by a 15-year finance expert to her friend who is a beginner investor. Our mission is to demystify the stock market and make financial literacy accessible to all self-directed investors! We believe that investing is for everyone and that's why we break down complex investing topics (from "Her" perspective), show you free tools/resources on our podcast, and offer a ton of free educational content on our ⁠website⁠! Important Disclosures: Market MakeHer podcast is unsponsored at the time of recording. Tools and resources mentioned are for informational and educational purposes only. Remember, investing involves risk, and there's always a potential for losses when investing in securities. Market MakeHer LLC provides educational content and resources, but we are not registered financial advisors and do not provide personalized investment advice. Consult with a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/market-makeher/support