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Yield
The income return on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost or current market value. In bond markets, yield represents the annualised return an investor earns from coupon payments relative to the bond's price, with key measures including current yield, yield to maturity, and yield to call. For equities, dividend yield measures annual dividend payments relative to the share price, while in real estate, rental yield measures rental income relative to property value.
Example
“The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.5%, making government bonds more attractive relative to equities and contributing to a rotation out of growth stocks.”