Treasury 20-Year Bond Auction Stops at 5.163%, the Highest of 2026
Treasury's 20-year bond auction stopped at 5.163% on July 22, 2026, the highest of the year and up from 4.927% in June, days before the July 29 Fed decision.
Mitch Strohm
Mitch Strohm is the Managing Editor of PrimeRates.com and a writer, editor and digital marketer based out of Nashville, TN. Working in the industry for well over a decade, he has been the manager editor for several financial sites and has been featured in publications including Business Insider, Bankrate, The Motley Fool and Yahoo Finance.
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