positive yield curve

Definitions

Accounting

• noun a situation where the yield on a short-term investment is less than that on a long-term investment

Forex

• An upward sloping graph of the level of the returns on a set of similarly creditworthy debt instruments that are charted vertically against their maturity dates on the graph's horizontal axis. A positive yield curve slope is the norm in the U.S. debt markets and is sometimes taken as an indication by forex traders that interest rates will be rising.

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