Interest Rates · October 1, 2026 · 1 min read

10-year Treasury yield hits 5.34% on October 1, highest since 2002, then closes near 5.23%

Published October 1, 2026 • Updated October 1, 2026

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The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.342% on October 1, 2026, its highest since 2002, then reversed and finished the day at 5.233% per the Wall Street Journal. The 30-year yield fell 0.036 percentage point to 5.602% on the day.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose as high as 5.342% on Thursday, October 1, 2026, its highest level in 24 years and above its 2007 peak, according to Reuters. Bloomberg and CNN also reported the 5.34% high. The move reversed during the day. The Wall Street Journal reported that the benchmark 10-year yield retreated sharply after the morning high and finished the day at 5.233%. Dow Jones Market Data, as published by Morningstar, put the 30-year yield at 5.602% at the end of the day, down 0.036 percentage point. Reuters described the selloff as part of a global bond rout that followed the worst quarter for Treasuries this century and came with higher oil prices. Yields are quoted from news reports of market data and can differ slightly by source and cutoff time. This brief does not forecast Federal Reserve policy or yields.

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