An inversion would most likely be a signal that a recession is imminent. An inverted yield curve has a perfect track record of predicting recessions, according to RBC's Jonathan Golub. You can see this in the chart below â the shaded areas are recessions. Business Insider
As pregnancy tests, quantitative blood tests and the most sensitive urine tests usually detect hCG between 6 and 12 days after ovulation. However, it must be taken into account that total hCG levels may vary in a very wide range within the first 4 weeks of gestation, leading to false results during this period.
Typically, during the first 10 weeks of your pregnancy HCG levels double every two days. HCG circulates through the body and is eliminated in the urine (which is what over-the-counter pregnancy tests are looking for -- a high concentration of beta HCG in the urine that indicates you are, indeed, pregnant).