30-Year Yield Rises 6 bps to 5.31% (Aug 17, 2026)

At 4.19 percent on Monday, August 17, 2026, the 2-year Treasury rate sits lower than the 4.25 percent recorded a week earlier. From there the curve climbs steadily: the 3-year is at 4.25 percent, the 5-year at 4.38 percent, the 7-year at 4.54 percent, and the 10-year Treasury rate at 4.72 percent, unchanged from last Monday but up from 4.68 percent on Friday. The 20-year stands at 5.30 percent and the 30-year Treasury yield at 5.31 percent, higher than the 5.25 percent level of one week ago.

Short-term bills were largely steady. The 4-week Treasury bill rate holds at 3.79 percent, matching last week, while the 6-month is at 3.95 percent, also unchanged. The 1-year slipped to 4.00 percent from 4.04 percent. Intermediate maturities eased on the week, with the 3-year down from 4.31 percent, the 5-year from 4.41 percent, and the 7-year from 4.56 percent. The long bond rose across both of the last two sessions, moving from 5.25 percent on Friday to 5.31 percent to start the week.

Compared with 30 days ago, rates are higher across most of the Treasury yield curve. The 10-year Treasury rate has risen from 4.55 percent to 4.72 percent, the 30-year Treasury yield climbed from 5.06 percent to 5.31 percent, and the 20-year advanced from 5.07 percent to 5.30 percent. The front end moved less, with the 2-year Treasury rate up from 4.18 percent and the 4-week Treasury bill rate up from 3.73 percent. Against mid-August 2025, the 10-year is higher than 4.33 percent and the 30-year higher than 4.92 percent. The curve is upward sloping today, with no inversions at any maturity; the 2-year at 4.19 percent sits well below the 10-year at 4.72 percent. Thirty days ago a small inversion existed, with the 6-month at 3.96 percent above the 1-year at 4.01 percent, and that inversion is no longer present.