Joshua Lyman - Financial Metrics

Yield Curve

The yield curve shows the interest rates (yields) of U.S. Treasury bonds at different maturities — from short-term (1 month) to long-term (30 years).

Normal curve: Long-term rates are higher than short-term → signals expected growth.

Inverted curve: Short-term rates are higher than long-term → often seen as a recession warning.

Flat curve: Rates are similar across maturities → signals uncertainty or transition.

Market Indexes

Tracks: 500 of the largest publicly traded U.S. companies

Focus: Large-cap, diversified across all sectors

Use Case: Most widely used benchmark for U.S. stock market performance

Tracks: the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq

Focus: Large-cap tech and growth stocks

Use Case: Go-to ETF gauging U.S. innovation and growth sectors

Tracks: 2,000 small-cap U.S. companies

Focus: Smaller, more domestically focused firms

Use Case: Gauge of U.S. economic health and risk appetite

Tracks: 30 large, blue-chip U.S. companies

Focus: Established companies across industries

Use Case: Classic market bellwether, often quoted in media

30-Year Mortgage Rate

Volatity

Economic Indicators

Producer Price Index

Inflation is anchored / relative to base year 1982

Consumer Price Index

Inflation is anchored / relative to base year 1984

Housing Starts

New Houses Sold

New Non-Farm Jobs

Unemployment Rate

GDP

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