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T10Y2Y · FRED

10-year minus 2-year Treasury spread

Inverted ~26 months from July 2022 — the longest on record.

Latest reading

0.450

Percent · observation 2026-10-02, published 2026-10-02

Last 24 observations.

Signal

−0.34

Inside the normal range. Not a strong reading either way.

Use
In model: block 7 score
Model input
the level as published
Direction
A falling value raises recession risk.

Where it fits

The Yield Curve Complex: Isolate the single most-studied predictor and its variants, including the specification that dominates it. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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