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Yard:
A slang word used in the currency industry meaning 'billion'.
Year To Date - YTD:
The period beginning January 1st of the current year up until today's date.
Yield:
Annual income earned from an investment, expressed usually as a percentage of the money invested.
Yield Curve:
In finance, the yield curve is the relation between the interest rate (or cost of borrowing) and the time to maturity of the debt for a given borrower in a given currency.For example, the current U.S. dollar interest rates paid on U.S. Treasury securities for various maturities are closely watched by many traders, and are commonly plotted on a graph such as the one on the right which is informally called "the yield curve."