Daily Summaries

Oct 16, 2026

4-Week Bill Rate Falls 5 bps to 4.12% (Oct 16, 2026)

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On October 16, 2026, the short end of the Treasury yield curve was mixed, with the 4-week Treasury bill at 4.12 percent, lower than last week's 4.13 percent, while the 6-week bill sat at 4.14 percent and the 2-month bill at 4.17 percent, both slightly higher than a week ago. Farther out the curve, the 10-year Treasury rate fell to 5.09 percent from 5.24 percent last week, and the 30-year Treasury yield dropped to 5.43 percent from 5.60 percent. The curve remains inverted, with short-term bills below the 10-year and 30-year but the 20-year at 5.47 percent topping the 30-year. Compared with one year ago, the 30-year Treasury yield is much higher, up from 4.58 percent in October 2025.

Oct 15, 2026

10-Year Yield Falls 9 bps to 5.10% (Oct 15, 2026)

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The 30-year Treasury yield stands at 5.43% today, October 15, 2026, down from 5.52% yesterday and lower than last week's 5.60%. The 20-year Treasury rate sits at 5.48%, also below both its day-ago and week-ago levels. Compared with one month ago, the long end is higher, with the 30-year up from 5.36%. A year ago the 30-year Treasury yield was 4.64%, so today's rate is substantially higher, and the yield curve remains inverted between the 20-year and 30-year points.

Oct 14, 2026

1-Year Yield Rises 5 bps to 4.53% (Oct 14, 2026)

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The middle of the Treasury yield curve sits higher than last week, with the 2-year Treasury yield at 4.82 percent, the 5-year at 5.00 percent, and the 7-year at 5.09 percent, while the 10-year Treasury rate is 5.19 percent, down from 5.28 percent a week ago. The 30-year Treasury yield stands at 5.52 percent, lower than last week's 5.67 percent but up from 5.34 percent a month ago. Every rate on the curve is well above its level from one year ago, when the 10-year was 4.03 percent and the 30-year was 4.62 percent. The curve remains inverted, with the 20-year at 5.57 percent sitting above the 30-year.

Oct 13, 2026

20-Year Yield Falls 5 bps to 5.60% (Oct 13, 2026)

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Rates have drifted higher over the past month, with the 2-year Treasury rate up from 4.63 percent to 4.79 percent, the 10-year Treasury rate climbing from 4.96 percent to 5.21 percent, and the 30-year Treasury yield rising from 5.35 percent to 5.56 percent as of October 13, 2026. Compared with last week, the 30-year Treasury yield is lower, down from 5.64 percent, and the 10-year Treasury rate also slipped from 5.27 percent. The Treasury yield curve remains inverted, with the 30-year rate sitting below the 20-year rate of 5.60 percent. A year ago the 30-year Treasury yield stood at 4.63 percent, well below today's level.

Oct 9, 2026

2-Year Yield Rises 5 bps to 4.80% (Oct 9, 2026)

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A mostly upward-sloping Treasury yield curve greeted Friday, October 9, 2026, with tight spacing at the front and a single inversion at the long end. The 4-week, 6-week, and 2-month bills all sit at 4.13 percent, leaving no gap among the first three maturities.