Markets · October 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Treasury yields rise across the curve: 10-year at 5.15%, 2-year at 4.77% on October 19

Published October 20, 2026 • Updated October 20, 2026

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Daily Treasury par yield curve rates for October 19, 2026 show the 10-year at 5.15%, up 6 basis points from October 16, with the 2-year at 4.77% and the 30-year at 5.48%, keeping the 2s10s spread positive at 38 basis points.

US Treasury par yield curve rates rose across maturities on October 19, 2026, according to the Treasury Department's daily rates published on home.treasury.gov. The 10-year yield closed at 5.15%, up from 5.09% on October 16. The 2-year rose to 4.77% from 4.74%, the 5-year to 4.94% from 4.89%, and the 30-year to 5.48% from 5.43%. The 1-year moved to 4.50% from 4.46%. The 2s10s spread - the 10-year yield minus the 2-year yield - stood at positive 38 basis points on October 19, widening slightly from positive 35 basis points on October 16. The curve remains upward sloping from the 1-year through the 20-year, where the 20-year at 5.53% sits 5 basis points above the 30-year at 5.48%. The daily par yield curve is the Treasury's official derived series of nominal coupon-equivalent yields, published each business day and widely used as the benchmark for mortgage, corporate, and municipal pricing.

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