# Yield Curve

*Markets & Instruments — Finicade finance glossary*

A plot of interest rates against how long you lend, from months to decades. Normally it slopes up; when it inverts — short rates above long — it has a striking record of preceding recessions.

**Also known as:** term structure

**Related terms:** [Interest Rate](https://finicade.com/glossary/interest-rate), [Bond](https://finicade.com/glossary/bond), [Recession](https://finicade.com/glossary/recession), [Duration](https://finicade.com/glossary/duration)

**Taught in:** Charter Climb — Yield Curves, Duration & Risk

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/yield-curve