Meanings of steepen the yield in English

This will steepen the yield curve, give a boost to banks, and therefore growth.

Wakatabe's comments might dampen speculation that the BOJ would consider allowing the 10-year yield to rise further to steepen the yield curve.

That would be negative for longer-dated debt and steepen the yield curve, said Shinji Nomura, chief rates strategist at Nikko Cordial Securities.

A steep rate cut would bring the short-term yields down, steepening the yield curve, analysts said.

The fall was greater in shorter-dated maturities, steepening the yield curve slightly, though it remained inverted.

A further sell-off in Treasuries steepened the yield curve from its flattest levels in over a decade set last week.

Rising fastest were yields on shorter-dated maturities, which reflect market expectations of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes, steepening the yield curve.

While yields on short-dated notes fell, those on longer maturities rose, steepening the yield curve and ending a multi-day flattening trend.

Yields on short-dated notes fell, while yields on longer maturities rose, steepening the yield curve and ending a multi-day flattening trend.

The swing higher in long-term yields, for once, outpaced the move in the short-end and steepened the yield curve a little.

Investors are also demanding higher returns on long-term U.S. debt to compensate for the risk of higher inflation, so steepening the yield cure.

This means the government could issue fewer two- and three-year Treasury securities, pressuring these yields lower and steepening the yield curve into 2019, he said.