Graph and download economic data for Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis (DGS2) from 1976-06-01 to 2025-06-05 about 2-year, maturity, Treasury, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis (WGS2YR) from 1976-06-04 to 2025-05-30 about 2-year, maturity, Treasury, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

The yield on two year U.S. treasury bonds started increasing since 2021, reaching a new peak of 5.08 percent in October 2023. This comes after the yields for two-year treasury bonds plummeted down to less than 0.2 for much of 2020 owing to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The spread between 10-year and two-year U.S. Treasury bond yields reached a positive value of 0.1 percent in November 2024. The 10-year minus two-year Treasury bond spread is generally considered to be an advance warning of severe weakness in the stock market. Negative spreads occurred prior to the recession of the early 1990s, the tech-bubble crash in 2000-2001, and the financial crisis of 2007-2008.

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.

This dataset provides the daily historical yields of U.S. Treasury bonds across various maturities, ranging from 1 month to 30 years. These yields serve as a key reference point for interest rates worldwide and provide insights into the cost of borrowing for the U.S. government.

Start dates for each bond series: - US1M: Data begins from July 31, 2001. - US3M: Data begins from September 1, 1981. - US6M: Data begins from September 1, 1981. - US1Y: Data begins from January 2, 1962. - US2Y: Data begins from June 1, 1976. - US3Y: Data begins from January 2, 1962. - US5Y: Data begins from January 2, 1962. - US7Y: Data begins from July 1, 1969. - US10Y: Data begins from January 2, 1962. - US20Y: Data begins from January 2, 1962. - US30Y: Data begins from February 15, 1977.

This dataset provides values for 2 YEAR NOTE YIELD reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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.

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.

The yield on Canada 2 Year Bond Yield rose to 2.71% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.11 points, though it remains 1.29 points lower 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 Canada 2Y.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: Long-Term Government Bond Yields: 10-Year: Main (Including Benchmark) for United States (IRLTLT01USM156N) from Apr 1953 to Apr 2025 about long-term, 10-year, bonds, yield, government, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

Daily sample data for US 2 Year Bond Yield USY02Y timestamped in Chicago time

In January 2020, prior to the onset of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, three of the seven largest economies by GDP had negative yields for two-year government bonds (Japan, Germany and France). With the onset of the pandemic, two-year bond yields in these countries actually rose slightly - in contrast to the other major economies, where yields fell over this period. As of December 2024, yields for two-year government bonds exhibited fluctuations across all countries. Notably, Japan showed a slight upward trend, while China experienced a modest decline.Negative yields assume that investors lack confidence in economic growth, meaning many investments (such as stocks) may lose value. Therefore, it is preferable to take a small loss on government debt that carries almost no risk to the investor, than risk a larger loss on other investments. As both the yen and euro are considered very safe assets, Japanese, German and French bonds were already being held by many investors prior to the pandemic as a hedge against economic downturn. Therefore, with the announcement of fiscal responses to the pandemic by many governments around March 2020, the value of these assets rose as confidence increased (slightly) that the worst case may be avoided. At the same time, yields on bonds with a higher return fell, as investors sought out investments with a higher return that were still considered safe.

United States - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity was 0.48% in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity reached a record high of 2.91 in February of 2011 and a record low of -2.41 in March of 1980. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

View data describing the spread between 10-Year and 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturities, which can indicate perceived economic outlook.

United States - 2-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield was 4.41% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - 2-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield reached a record high of 13.08 in June of 1984 and a record low of 0.35 in February of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - 2-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Key information about US Short Term Government Bond Yield

• United States Short Term Government Bond Yield: Daily: United States: 1 Year was reported at 4.09 % pa in Mar 2025, compared with 4.11 % pa in the previous day.
• US Short Term Government Bond Yield data is updated daily, available from Jan 1962 to Mar 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.49 % pa in Oct 2023 and a record low of 0.04 % pa in Jun 2021.
• Short Term Government Bond Yield is reported by CEIC Data.

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.

The yield on Canada 10Y Bond Yield rose to 3.36% on June 9, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage point increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.15 points, though it remains 0.15 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Canada 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.