y long-term financial instruments (such as bonds) have higher interest rates in

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recession period?? i want to know y long-term interest rate rise when there is recession; as far as i know that in recession, investors buy long-term instruments like bonds causing their prices to rise n interest rates to fall; is it true that long-term interest rates moves opposite to short-term interest rates in general? i know that people want to save more in recession, but is it for long-term or short-term in general? what most people would do? buy long-term or short-term assets????? can anyone explain why? im confuse; pls provide with sources if possible; thanks