Money What is an inverted yield curve and why is it bad? What you need to know about recession predictor March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Stan Choe, Associated Press Comments Off on What is an inverted yield curve and why is it bad? What you need to know about recession predictor An inverted yield curve has a fairly accurate track record of predicting a recession, and it's flipped for the first time in more than a decade.