2 Year Treasury Rate Market Daily Insights: Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates (2024)

FAQs

What is the market yield on the 2 year Treasury? ›

2 Year Treasury Rate is at 4.82%, compared to 4.82% the previous market day and 4.29% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.21%. The 2 Year Treasury Rate is the yield received for investing in a US government issued treasury security that has a maturity of 2 years.

Daily Treasury PAR Yield Curve Rates

This par yield curve, which relates the par yield on a security to its time to maturity, is based on the closing market bid prices on the most recently auctioned Treasury securities in the over-the-counter market.

The United States 2 Years Government Bond Yield is expected to be 5.545% by the end of September 2024. It would mean an increase of 66.8 bp, if compared to last quotation (4.877%, last update 1 Jun 2024 2:15 GMT+0).

A positive, upward-sloping yield curve occurs when yields of shorter maturities are lower than yields of longer maturities. Conversely, an inverted, downward-sloping yield curve forms when yields of shorter maturities are higher than longer maturities.

We sell Treasury Notes for a term of 2, 3, 5, 7, or 10 years. Notes pay a fixed rate of interest every six months until they mature. You can hold a note until it matures or sell it before it matures.

Two-Year Treasury Constant Maturity

Yields on Treasury securities at constant maturity are determined by the U.S. Treasury from the daily yield curve. That is based on the closing market-bid yields on actively traded Treasury securities in the over-the-counter market.

To calculate the price, take 180 days and multiply by 1.5 to get 270. Then, divide by 360 to get 0.75, and subtract 100 minus 0.75. The answer is 99.25. Because you're buying a $1,000 Treasury bill instead of one for $100, multiply 99.25 by 10 to get the final price of $992.50.

Choosing between a CD and Treasuries depends on how long of a term you want. For terms of one to six months, as well as 10 years, rates are close enough that Treasuries are the better pick. For terms of one to five years, CDs are currently paying more, and it's a large enough difference to give them the edge.

2 Year Treasury Rate (I:2YTR)

2 Year Treasury Rate is at 4.92%, compared to 4.96% the previous market day and 4.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 5.00%.

How do I buy 2 year treasury yield? ›

Bonds typically pay a fixed amount of interest (usually paid twice per year). Interest from corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds interest is typically taxable at the federal level. U.S. Treasuries are exempt from state and local income taxes.

If bond yields rise, existing bonds lose value. The change in bond values only relates to a bond's price on the open market, meaning if the bond is sold before maturity, the seller will obtain a higher or lower price for the bond compared to its face value, depending on current interest rates.

An inverted yield curve in U.S. Treasuries has predicted every recession since 1955, with only one false signal during that time.

The yield curve reveals how the bond yield changes along with the change in bond maturity. It is also called the term structure of the interest rate. The yield curve reveals how the bond yield changes along with the change in bond maturity.

Basic Info

6 Month Treasury Rate is at 5.42%, compared to 5.42% the previous market day and 5.44% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 2.84%.

10-2 Year Treasury Yield Spread is at -0.44%, compared to -0.43% the previous market day and -0.58% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 0.87%.

3 Month Treasury Bill Rate is at 5.26%, compared to 5.26% the previous market day and 5.26% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 4.19%. The 3 Month Treasury Bill Rate is the yield received for investing in a government issued treasury security that has a maturity of 3 months.