What is the treasury yield? Yahoo Finance explains?

The treasury yield is like the interest rate you get when you lend money to the government, and Yahoo Finance is like a friendly teacher who explains it all in simple terms.

Imagine you have a piggy bank, and your friend (the government) asks you to borrow some of your savings. In return, they promise to give you a little extra every year, that’s the yield. The more money they borrow from you, or the longer they take to pay you back, the more extra they might offer.

Yahoo Finance is like a report card for the government's piggy bank. It shows how much the government is paying people who lend them money, and it helps everyone know if borrowing money now is a good idea or not.

If the treasury yield goes up, it means the government is offering more to borrow your savings, just like if your friend offered you extra candy to borrow your toys. If it goes down, they're being a little more frugal, like when your friend only gives you one piece of candy instead of two.

So next time you see treasury yield on Yahoo Finance, remember: it’s just the government saying “thank you” with some extra treats!