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# Yield curve
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/yield-curve
Last modified: 2026-10-17

The yield curve is the line of Treasury yields from three months to thirty years, normally sloping up because longer loans pay more. The [short end follows the Fed and the long end follows the market](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets), so its shape is the bond market's view of the Fed against the economy, and it draws [the rates line through the eleven sectors](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-us-stock-prices-form).

## Related terms

- 10-year Treasury yield: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/10-year-treasury-yield
- Retail sales: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/retail-sales
- Inverted yield curve: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/inverted-yield-curve
- Real yield: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/real-yield
- Growth vs value stocks: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/growth-vs-value-stocks
- QQQ ETF: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/qqq-etf