The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield eased to 4.48% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0 points and is 0.01 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. US 10 Year Treasury Bond Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Interactive chart showing the daily 10 year treasury yield back to 1962. The 10 year treasury is the benchmark used to decide mortgage rates across the U.S. and is the most liquid and widely traded bond in the world.

Graph and download economic data for 8-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate (HQMCB8YR) from Jan 1984 to May 2025 about 8-year, bonds, corporate, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

The yield on US 30 Year Bond Yield eased to 4.96% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.04 points and is 0.36 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. United States 30 Year Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for 100-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate (HQMCB100YR) from Jan 1984 to May 2025 about bonds, corporate, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

As of April 16, 2025, the yield for a ten-year U.S. government bond was 4.34 percent, while the yield for a two-year bond was 3.86 percent. This represents an inverted yield curve, whereby bonds of longer maturities provide a lower yield, reflecting investors' expectations for a decline in long-term interest rates. Hence, making long-term debt holders open to more risk under the uncertainty around the condition of financial markets in the future. That markets are uncertain can be seen by considering both the short-term fluctuations, and the long-term downward trend, of the yields of U.S. government bonds from 2006 to 2021, before the treasury yield curve increased again significantly in the following years. What are government bonds? Government bonds, otherwise called ‘sovereign’ or ‘treasury’ bonds, are financial instruments used by governments to raise money for government spending. Investors give the government a certain amount of money (the ‘face value’), to be repaid at a specified time in the future (the ‘maturity date’). In addition, the government makes regular periodic interest payments (called ‘coupon payments’). Once initially issued, government bonds are tradable on financial markets, meaning their value can fluctuate over time (even though the underlying face value and coupon payments remain the same). Investors are attracted to government bonds as, provided the country in question has a stable economy and political system, they are a very safe investment. Accordingly, in periods of economic turmoil, investors may be willing to accept a negative overall return in order to have a safe haven for their money. For example, once the market value is compared to the total received from remaining interest payments and the face value, investors have been willing to accept a negative return on two-year German government bonds between 2014 and 2021. Conversely, if the underlying economy and political structures are weak, investors demand a higher return to compensate for the higher risk they take on. Consequently, the return on bonds in emerging markets like Brazil are consistently higher than that of the United States (and other developed economies). Inverted yield curves When investors are worried about the financial future, it can lead to what is called an ‘inverted yield curve’. An inverted yield curve is where investors pay more for short term bonds than long term, indicating they do not have confidence in long-term financial conditions. Historically, the yield curve has historically inverted before each of the last five U.S. recessions. The last U.S. yield curve inversion occurred at several brief points in 2019 – a trend which continued until the Federal Reserve cut interest rates several times over that year. However, the ultimate trigger for the next recession was the unpredicted, exogenous shock of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, showing how such informal indicators may be grounded just as much in coincidence as causation.

After to as low as low as 0.55 percent in July 2020, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the yield on 10-year U.S treasury bonds increased considerably. As of June 2024, it reached 4.36 percent.

As of December 30, 2024, the major economy with the highest yield on 10-year government bonds was Turkey, with a yield of 27.38 percent. This is due to the risks investors take when investing in Turkey, notably due to high inflation rates potentially eradicating any profits made when using a foreign currency to investing in securities denominated in Turkish lira. Of the major developed economies, United States had one the highest yield on 10-year government bonds at this time with 4.59 percent, while Switzerland had the lowest at 0.27 percent. How does inflation influence the yields of government bonds? Inflation reduces purchasing power over time. Due to this, investors seek higher returns to offset the anticipated decrease in purchasing power resulting from rapid price rises. In countries with high inflation, government bond yields often incorporate investor expectations and risk premiums, resulting in comparatively higher rates offered by these bonds. Why are government bond rates significant? Government bond rates are an important indicator of financial markets, serving as a benchmark for borrowing costs, interest rates, and investor sentiment. They affect the cost of government borrowing, influence the price of various financial instruments, and serve as a reflection of expectations regarding inflation and economic growth. For instance, in financial analysis and investing, people often use the 10-year U.S. government bond rates as a proxy for the longer-term risk-free rate.

The yield on US 2 Year Note Bond Yield eased to 4.02% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.03 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.02 points and is 0.87 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. US 2 Year Treasury Bond Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

The yield on US 20 Year Bond Yield eased to 5.00% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.11 points and is 0.31 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for US 20Y.

The yield on Japan 10Y Bond Yield eased to 1.46% on June 6, 2025, marking a 0 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.16 points and is 0.49 points higher than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Japan 10 Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for 25.5-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate (HQMCB25Y6M) from Jan 1984 to May 2025 about bonds, corporate, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

The yield on Kenya 10Y Bond Yield rose to 13.56% on June 6, 2025, marking a 0.20 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.20 points, though it remains 3.75 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Kenya 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Long term dataset of the daily 5 year treasury yield back to 1962. The values shown are daily data published by the Federal Reserve Board based on the average yield of a range of Treasury securities, all adjusted to the equivalent of a five-year maturity.

United States - 10-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield was 5.12% in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - 10-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield reached a record high of 13.77 in June of 1984 and a record low of 1.93 in August of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - 10-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for 4-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Spot Rate (HQMCB4YR) from Jan 1984 to May 2025 about 4-years, bonds, corporate, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

Long term historical dataset of the daily 1 year treasury yield back to 1962. The values shown are daily data published by the Federal Reserve Board based on the average yield of a range of Treasury securities, all adjusted to the equivalent of a one-year maturity.

Interactive chart showing the daily 30 year treasury yield back to 1977. The U.S Treasury suspended issuance of the 30 year bond between 2/15/2002 and 2/9/2006.

The yield on India 10Y Bond Yield rose to 6.34% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.06 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0 points and is 0.69 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. India 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

At the end of 2024, the yield for a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond was 4.78 percent, slightly higher than the yields for bonds with short-term maturities. Bonds of longer maturities generally have higher yields as a reward for the uncertainty about the condition of financial markets in the future.