HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Parallel shift in the yield curveThe financial definition for Parallel shift in the yield curve:A shift in economic conditions in which the change in the interest rate on all maturities is the same number of basis points. In other words, if the three month T-bill increases 100 basis points (one %), then the 6-month, 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year rates all increase by 100 basis points as well. Related: Non-parallel shift in the yield curve. Similar MatchesParallel bondsParallel bondsFixed income instruments denominated in the respective currencies of the countries where they are placed. Click to compare definitions of Parallel shift in the yield curve Click to view definitions beginning pa |