What is a 10 year Treasury yield?

The 10 year treasury yield is included on the longer end of the yield curve. Many analysts will use the 10 year yield as the "risk free" rate when valuing the markets or an individual security. Historically, the 10 Year treasury rate reached 15.84% in 1981 as the Fed raised benchmark rates in an effort to contain inflation.

What is a 10 year Treasury rate?

The 10 Year Treasury Rate is the yield received for investing in a US government issued treasury security that has a maturity of 10 year. The 10 year treasury yield is included on the longer end of the yield curve. Many analysts will use the 10 year yield as the "risk free" rate when valuing the markets or an individual security.

How do you calculate a 10-year Treasury yield?

Subtract the Breakeven Inflation Rate for the same time period. For example, the 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate is available via FRED here. What you are left with is the “real yield,”. So, the real yield on 10-Year Treasuries, as of this writing, is minus 79 basis points, or negative 0.79%. This means something important.