2.1. What is the shape of the slope of these yield curves? What does this kind of slope usually predict about the near- to intermediate-term economic growth?

2.2. TIPS and regular Treasury securities are both issued by the U.S. federal government and have the same default risk. How come the TIPS yields are so much lower than the regular Treasury yields?

Yield Curve 8/4/20 X U.S. Treasury TIPS in 1.0 + 0.5 + 0.0 -0.5 + -1.0 + -1.5 5 10 15 20 25 30 Year