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Macro Liquidity Indicators

These indicators describe inflation-adjusted yields, dollar funding stress, changes in credit creation, and compensation for holding longer-duration debt.

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Measures used to interpret funding conditions and the cost of capital.

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Real Yield Spread

A real yield spread compares inflation-adjusted yields across maturities, markets, or asset classes to show differences in real borrowing returns.

Dollar Funding Pressure

Dollar funding pressure describes rising cost or reduced availability of U.S. dollar financing in global money and credit markets.

Credit Impulse Index

A credit impulse index estimates how the pace of new borrowing is accelerating or slowing relative to the size of an economy.

Term Premium Estimate

A term premium estimate approximates the extra return investors require for holding longer-term debt instead of repeatedly holding short-term debt.