What ‘reliable’ recession indicators investors should be watching

With economic headwinds carrying the sail into the fourth quarter of 2023, many experts are left wondering how markets will perform following the Fed's interest rate pause and its open-ended option for one last rate hike this year. In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield's (^TNX) current performance compared to 2007 has some sitting on edge, looking for signals of a recession. Opimas CEO Octavio Marenzi joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the increase in the Treasury yield curves and what investors should look at to indicate a recession. In addition, Marenzi outlines several safer investments during these volatile times, stating investors should take advantage of the shorter end of the yield curve: "I can't remember a time when you could get 5% return for basically doing nothing and taking no risk at all." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.