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inverted scale

An issue of serial bonds having yields on short-term securities that exceed yields on long-term securities. An inverted scale is generally caused when investors judge interest rates to be unusually high and expect them to fall.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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