Demographics vs. Yields (Musical Tribute)

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The black line shows the employment level of 16-24 year old workers divided by the employment level of 55+ year old workers (left scale).

The blue line shows the 3-month treasury yield (right scale).

Coincidence? Let's make a scatter chart of that data.


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That's a fairly high correlation. I bet we can do better though. The data is noisy. Let's smooth it out by using 10-year moving averages and try again.


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Coincidence? I think not. Let's do another scatter chart.


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That's a very high correlation. If this chart is any indicator, then those anxiously awaiting a return to the interest rates of the 1970s may be in for an extremely long wait.



This is not investment advice.

Update:

I noticed a labeling error in my charts. It has been corrected.

Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart