Treasury Yields Little Changed, 1-Year Yield at 4.42% (Oct 7, 2026)

Short-term Treasury rates finished mixed on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The 4-week Treasury bill rate rose to 4.07 percent from 4.02 percent a week earlier and was also higher than the prior session's 4.06 percent. The 3-month rate edged up to 4.22 percent from 4.20 percent, while the 6-month Treasury bill rate slipped to 4.28 percent from 4.33 percent week over week and was unchanged day over day. The 1-year rate dropped to 4.42 percent from 4.54 percent.

Longer maturities were mostly lower over the week. A reading of 4.77 percent on the 2-year Treasury rate compares with 4.88 percent seven days earlier, and the 3-year Treasury rate slipped to 4.87 percent from 5.00 percent. The 5-year Treasury rate eased to 5.03 percent from 5.09 percent, and the 7-year rate moved down to 5.15 percent from 5.19 percent. Sitting at 5.28 percent, the 10-year Treasury rate is lower than last week's 5.29 percent. At the long end, the 20-year rate ticked up to 5.71 percent from 5.68 percent, and the 30-year Treasury yield advanced to 5.67 percent from 5.64 percent.

Over the past month, rates have climbed sharply across every maturity. The 2-year Treasury rate is higher than the 4.37 percent recorded 30 days ago, the 10-year Treasury rate has risen from 4.78 percent, and the 30-year Treasury yield has advanced from 5.24 percent. A year ago, the 10-year Treasury rate stood at 4.14 percent and the 30-year Treasury yield at 4.73 percent. The Treasury yield curve remains inverted at the long end, with the 30-year Treasury yield of 5.67 percent below the 20-year rate of 5.71 percent, while the curve slopes upward from the front end through the 20-year point, with the 10-year rate of 5.28 percent above the 2-year rate of 4.77 percent.