(Harvest) One of the key models used by many investors for business cycle analysis is the change in the shape of the yield curve. An inverted curve sends a strong advanced warning signal of a potential slowdown. This yield curve model can be translated into a probability measure for a recession, but like the Fed equity valuation model, it may be a zombie model.
It walks around in the modeling environment as if it is a lively useful tool, but in reality, it may be dead as a forecasting signal. It is not a zombie because it has not given a signal since the Financial Crisis. It is a zombie because it does not provide a market-based signal of demand and supply for credit along the term structure.
