As yields on two-year Treasury notes this week moved above yields on 10-year notes, Wall Street analysts sent up warning flares.

Economists—like ancient soothsayers divining the future—track how interest rates of different maturities vary for signals about the outlook for growth.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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