The yield curve is frequently spoken about when investors are discussing bonds and wider economics, but what precisely is it?

There is "nothing bankers like more than a steepening yield curve", says the MarketWatch blog, The Tell'. But why, and what do yield curves tell investors? Yield curves are a way of comparing the ...

High short-term interest rates could mean that the yield curve remains inverted for some time. If that happens, then the recession debate too, may go on for many more months.

Definition of 'Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure of Interest Rates (Yield Curve)' Long-term interest rates reflect the market consesnsus on the changes in short-term interest rates.

The yield curve has had a 94 percentile move month-over ... “A similar corrective phase now would mean another -12% from Friday’s close.” The mega-cap tech sector is about 24% of the index ...

(1.05)^3=(1.02)(1+F2)^2. F2=6.53% Continue this exercise for all maturities and you have the one-year forward yield curve. The yield curve graph is usually yield (y-axis) against maturity (x-axis).

Given the somewhat unpredictable time lag between when an inverted yield curve emerges and when a recession begins, the phrase "near future" may not mean much to some investors. The average time ...

Business Insider reader Jim Laird created this animated chart tracking Treasury yield curves compared to the actual yield on a three-month Treasury. The yield curve is a line that plots a set of ...