2-Year Yield Rises 5 bps to 4.13% (May 22, 2026)

The 20-year Treasury yield settled at 5.06 percent on Friday, lower than the 5.09 percent recorded Thursday and down from 5.14 percent one week earlier. The 30-year Treasury yield also eased, finishing at 5.07 percent after standing at 5.10 percent the prior session and 5.12 percent last Friday. Both long maturities remain well above their levels from a month ago, when the 20-year stood at 4.87 percent and the 30-year at 4.90 percent.

Moving along the Treasury yield curve, the 10-year Treasury rate held at 4.56 percent, marginally below the 4.59 percent from a week ago, while the 7-year slipped to 4.41 percent from 4.43 percent. The 5-year climbed to 4.27 percent, the 3-year reached 4.18 percent, and the 2-year Treasury rate rose to 4.13 percent from 4.09 percent, its highest level in several weeks. The 1-year rate advanced to 3.86 percent from 3.82 percent a week ago and from 3.69 percent thirty days ago.

At the front of the curve, the 4-week Treasury bill rate was 3.72 percent, unchanged from Thursday and higher than 3.71 percent last week. The 6-week rate stood at 3.69 percent, the 2-month at 3.69 percent, and the 3-month at 3.68 percent. The 4-month rate moved to 3.78 percent from 3.76 percent, and the 6-month reached 3.79 percent, up from 3.78 percent on Thursday. Rates across the curve remain positively sloped, rising from 3.68 percent at the 3-month maturity to 5.07 percent at the long bond.