10-Year Treasury Yield Reaches 5%, Highest Level in Years

10-Year Treasury Yield Reaches 5%, Highest Level in Years

One of the world’s most important interest rates hit a level recorded only once since the global financial crisis, as investors continued to rebuff the Trump administration’s efforts to sway the bond market.

Sep 14, 2026

Benchmark bond yield reaches highest level in nearly 20 years

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond reached its highest point since before the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, portending increased borrowing costs for millions of Americans. The 10-year Treasury bond yield peaked at 5.041 percent Tuesday morning, the note’s highest intraday mark since July 2007. The note closed at above 5 percent for…

Sep 15, 2026

10-year Treasury yield hits 5 percent

The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield surpassed 5 percent during Monday trading, marking just the second time it has done so in the last 19 years. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note hit 5.014 percent but has sunk to 4.961 percent as of mid-afternoon Monday, nearly 1 basis point above where it opened. Monday…

Sep 14, 2026