111.   The yield curve could flatten simply because long rates are falling faster than short rates.

112.   The yield curve is a chart that plots short-term and long-term interest rates.

113.   The yield curve is a measure of benchmark yields at various maturities.

114.   The yield curve may flatten even more if the federal government balances the budget, say some analysts and investors.

115.   The yield curve, Fine said, is likely to remain in a neutral Fed position.

116.   Then I engineered a steep yield curve so that the banks could borrow from depositors cheaply and make good money on two-year Treasuries.

117.   The yield curve can invert.

118.   The yield curve has flattened as expectations of higher official interest rates have driven yields on shorter-dated securities higher.

119.   The yield curve has flattened, with investors buying long-term bonds and unloading short-term ones, said Shuji Yanada, trader at Paribas Capital Markets Ltd.

120.   The yield curve is like a snapshot of investor expectations about the future direction of interest rates and inflation.