The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield rose to 4.12% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage points increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has remained flat, and it is 0.11 points lower 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 December of 2025.

The yield on US 30 Year Bond Yield rose to 4.76% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage points increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.06 points and is 0.35 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 December of 2025.

As of July 22, 2025, the yield for a ten-year U.S. government bond was 4.38 percent, while the yield for a two-year bond was 3.88 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.

As of July 18, 2025, the major economy with the highest yield on 10-year government bonds was Turkey, with a yield of ** 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 Kingdom had one the highest yield on 10-year government bonds at this time with **** percent, while Switzerland had the lowest at **** 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 20 Year Bond Yield rose to 4.73% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage points increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.06 points and is 0.23 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 US 2 Year Note Bond Yield eased to 3.54% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage points decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.08 points and is 0.65 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 December of 2025.

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The yield on US 5 Year Note Bond Yield eased to 3.67% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage points decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has fallen by 0.06 points and is 0.45 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. United States 5 Year Note Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

United States Livestock & Poultry Slaughter: Commercial: Barrows & Gilts data was reported at 10,138.475 Head th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,900.554 Head th for Feb 2025. United States Livestock & Poultry Slaughter: Commercial: Barrows & Gilts data is updated monthly, averaging 7,026.281 Head th from Jan 1944 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 963 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,000.398 Head th in Oct 2019 and a record low of 600.734 Head th in Sep 1946. United States Livestock & Poultry Slaughter: Commercial: Barrows & Gilts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI014: Livestock and Poultry Slaughter.

United States PPI: Weights: FP: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows & Gilts data was reported at 0.278 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.170 % for 2023. United States PPI: Weights: FP: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows & Gilts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.244 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2024, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.278 % in 2024 and a record low of 0.129 % in 2007. United States PPI: Weights: FP: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows & Gilts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I068: Producer Price Index: by Commodities: Weights.

United States PPI: Farm Products: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows and Gilts data was reported at 85.300 1982=100 in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 59.800 1982=100 for Sep 2018. United States PPI: Farm Products: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows and Gilts data is updated monthly, averaging 69.950 1982=100 from Jan 1947 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 862 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 161.100 1982=100 in Jul 2014 and a record low of 16.700 1982=100 in Dec 1998. United States PPI: Farm Products: Slaughter Livestock: Hogs: Barrows and Gilts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I017: Producer Price Index: By Commodities.

United States Livestock Price: Hog: Barrows & Gilts: Livewt: Natl Base: 51-52%Lean data was reported at 62.500 USD/cwt in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 64.510 USD/cwt for Mar 2025. United States Livestock Price: Hog: Barrows & Gilts: Livewt: Natl Base: 51-52%Lean data is updated monthly, averaging 51.622 USD/cwt from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 304 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.171 USD/cwt in Jul 2014 and a record low of 26.980 USD/cwt in Sep 2002. United States Livestock Price: Hog: Barrows & Gilts: Livewt: Natl Base: 51-52%Lean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.P002: Livestock Price.

As of December 2024, all United Kingdom government debt securities were returning positive yields, regardless of maturity. This places the yield of both UK short term bonds and long term bonds above that of major countries like Germany, France and Japan, but lower than the United States. What are government bonds? Government bonds are debt instruments where a certain amount of money is given to the issuer, in exchange for regular payments of interest over a fixed period. At the end of this period the issuer then returns the amount in full. Bonds differ from a regular loan through how they can be traded on financial markets once issued. This ability to trade bonds makes it more complex to measure the return investors receive from bonds, as the price they buy a bond for on the market may differ from the price the same bond was initially issued at. The yield is therefore calculated as what investors can expect to receive based on current market prices paid for the bond, not the value it was issued at. In total, UK government debt amounted to over 2.4 trillion British pounds in 2023 – with the majority being comprised of different types of UK government bonds. Why are inverted yield curves important? UK government bond yields over recent years have taken on a typical shape, with short term bonds having a lower yield than bonds with a maturity of 10 to 20 years. The higher yield of longer-term bonds compensates investors for the higher level of uncertainty in the future. However, if investors are sufficiently worried about both a short term economic decline, and low long term growth, they may prefer to purchase short term bonds in order to secure assets with regular interest payments in the here and now (as opposed to shares, which can lose a lot of value in a short time). This can lead to an inverted yield curve, where shorter term debt has a higher yield. Inverted yield curves are generally seen as a reliable indicator of a recession, with inverted yields occurring before most recent U.S. recessions. The major exception to this is the recession from the coronavirus pandemic – but even then, U.S. yield curves came perilously close to being inverted in mid-2019.

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As of December 2024, the countries with the highest 10-year yields are the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia with 4.68, 4.38 and 4.21 percent, respectively. Of the largest economies by GDP, the United States saw the sharpest fall in absolute terms for 10-year government bond yields due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. From a level of 1.51 percent in January 2020, yields on 10-year government bonds fell to 0.65 percent by April 2020, and had further fallen to 0.53 percent by July 2020 before starting to recover towards the end of the year. Conversely, countries that went into 2020 with already low bond yields like Japan, Germany and France actually saw a small increase in March 2020 - although these already low yields mean that these small changes are significant in relative terms.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Slaughter Barrows and Gilts was 217.81400 Index Dec 1991=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Slaughter Barrows and Gilts reached a record high of 256.54000 in August of 2022 and a record low of 25.30000 in December of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Slaughter Barrows and Gilts - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.