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US 10-year Treasury yield

5.10% on 15 Oct 2026, compared with 5.19% on 14 Oct 2026.

Daily · % · 4.05% a year earlier · Updated 11 hrs ago

Range, past 10 years52-week and 10-year range The lowest and highest values over a period, with a marker for where the latest value sits between them. Learn more: 0.52% 4 Aug 20205.31% 5 Oct
Over 3 monthsYear on year, month on month, quarter on quarter How a figure compares with the same period a year earlier (y/y), or with the period just before (m/m, q/q). Year-on-year removes seasonal swings; shorter comparisons show turning points sooner. Learn more: +0.55 ptsfrom 4.55%
Over 12 monthsPercentage points and basis points The difference between two percentages. A rate rising from 4.00% to 4.25% is up 0.25 percentage points, or 25 basis points; it is not up 0.25%. Learn more: +1.05 ptsfrom 4.05%
Long-run averageLong-run average The average of every reading in the series' history. A rough guide to what is normal, though economies change and some series never return to their old average. Learn more: 3.44%since 1999
Against its historyPercentile against history Where the latest reading ranks among every reading since the series began. The 90th percentile means it is higher than 90% of past readings. Learn more: 90thpercentile: higher than 90% of readings since 1999

HistorySeasonally adjusted A figure with the regular calendar pattern removed (Christmas, school holidays, harvests), so one month can be compared fairly with the next. Learn more

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0.02.04.06.08.04 Jan 199928 Nov 201215 Oct 2026

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The latest 24 readings in this range.

The market yield on 10-year US Government bonds.

The world's benchmark long-term interest rate. It feeds into Australian bond yields and the price of growth shares everywhere.

What the yield curve is telling youThe gap between short and long-term US bond yields has a long record of turning negative before recessions. Its longest inversion on record was not followed by one. Here is how to read it.