These rates are commonly referred to as Constant Maturity Treasury rates, or CMTs. Yields are interpolated by the Treasury from the daily yield curve. This curve, which relates the yield on a security to its time to maturity is based on the closing market bid yields on actively traded Treasury securities in the over-the-counter market. These market yields are calculated from composites of quotations obtained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The yield values are read from the yield curve at fixed maturities, currently 1, 3 and 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, and 30 years. This method provides a yield for a 10 year maturity, for example, even if no outstanding security has exactly 10 years remaining to maturity.

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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.

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United States - 10-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield was 5.27% in May 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 June of 2025.

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United States - 2-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield was 4.41% in May 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 July of 2025.

United States - 5-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield was 4.68% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - 5-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield reached a record high of 13.98 in June of 1984 and a record low of 0.79 in August of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - 5-Year High Quality Market (HQM) Corporate Bond Par Yield - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 1-Month Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis (DGS1MO) from 2001-07-31 to 2025-06-26 about 1-month, bills, maturity, Treasury, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

The yield on India 10Y Bond Yield eased to 6.37% on July 1, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.09 points, though it remains 0.64 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 July of 2025.