20-Year Yield Rises 15 bps to 4.97% (Mar 20, 2026)

The 20-year Treasury yield sat at the top of the Treasury yield curve on 2026-03-20 at 4.97 percent, while the lowest reading belonged to the 6-week Treasury bill rate at 3.71 percent. The 30-year Treasury rate finished at 4.96 percent, up from 4.83 percent the previous day, and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.39 percent after closing at 4.25 percent on 2026-03-19.

Day-to-day moves were broad and sizable. The 2-year Treasury rate climbed to 3.88 percent from 3.79 percent, the 3-year rose to 3.90 percent from 3.79 percent, and the 5-year moved to 4.01 percent from 3.88 percent. The 7-year advanced to 4.20 percent from 4.06 percent, and the 1-year rate jumped to 3.80 percent from 3.73 percent. Shorter bills held mostly steady, with the 4-week Treasury bill rate unchanged at 3.73 percent and the 3-month rate ticking up to 3.74 percent from 3.73 percent.

Compared with one week earlier, the 30-year Treasury yield gained from 4.90 percent and the 10-year Treasury rate rose from 4.28 percent. Over the past month the shifts were larger still: the 2-year moved from 3.47 percent to 3.88 percent, the 1-year from 3.49 percent to 3.80 percent, the 3-year from 3.50 percent to 3.90 percent, the 5-year from 3.66 percent to 4.01 percent, and the 10-year from 4.09 percent to 4.39 percent. The 20-year rate advanced from 4.65 percent a month ago to 4.97 percent, now sitting a touch above the 30-year at 4.96 percent, whereas a year ago the 30-year stood at 4.55 percent and the 20-year at 4.57 percent.