A curve on a graph in which the yield of fixed-interest securities is plotted against the length of time they have to run to maturity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Why not take full advantage of a steep yield curve by leveraging mortgage securities.
- The yield curve for U.S. Treasury securities implies a forecast for future federal funds rates.
- Shorter maturities lost ground; in effect the yield curve flattened a little bit.
- On the one hand, lower interest rates at all maturities along the yield curve would increase the present value of future cash flows, increasing the incentive to invest.
- Artificially low short-term rates and a steep yield curve had induced enormous leveraged speculation.