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The yield curve describes the yields for Treasury bills, notes and bonds. It's called a curve because, if it were plotted on a graph, the yields would normally slope up. That's because Treasury bills, which are of short duration, don't usually pay as high a yield as the notes and even longer-term bonds. Why?
The Current Yield. The current yield is a measure of the income provided by the bond as a percentage of the current price: \[{\rm{Current\,Yield}} = \frac{{{\rm{Annual\,Interest}}}}{{{\rm{Clean\,Price\,of\,Bond}}}}\] There is no built-in function to calculate the current yield, so you must use this formula.