Treasury 20-Year Auction Clears 5.42% as 10-Year Closes at 5.00%
Treasury's 20-year bond auction cleared at a record 5.420 percent with the weakest indirect share since February, and the 10-year closed at 5.00 percent.
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Treasury Yield Curve Flattens to 33 Basis Points as the Fed Meets Tuesday
The 2-year to 10-year Treasury spread narrowed to 33 basis points on September 11, its tightest since July 1, as the front end repriced before the September 15 and 16 FOMC meeting.
Treasury 10-Year Note Stops at 4.834%, Highest Auction Yield Since 2007
Treasury sold $39 billion of 10-year notes at a 4.834 percent high yield on September 9, 2026, the highest 10-year auction stop since August 2007, on a 2.71 bid-to-cover ratio.
Prime Rate Hits 270 Days at 6.75% as Traders Price a September Fed Hike
The U.S. prime rate has held at 6.75% for 270 days. After August payrolls rose 162,000, futures price roughly even odds of a hike on September 16.
Waller Ties His September Vote to August CPI as Three-Month Core Slows to 3.05%
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would back a September hold if August inflation keeps cooling, citing three-month core inflation of 3.05 percent, and a hike if it does not.
Treasury Six-Month Bill Draws 3.885% as Dealers Absorb 40% of the Auction
Treasury's August 31 six-month bill cleared at 3.885 percent with primary dealers absorbing 40 percent of the sale, their largest share since December 2025.
Two-Year Treasury Yield Jumps 14 Basis Points After Warsh Inflation Warning
The 2-year Treasury yield closed at 4.34% on August 28, up 14 basis points, after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh told Jackson Hole the central bank still has work to do on inflation.
M2 Money Supply Hits Record $23.22 Trillion, Fastest Growth Since 2022
The Fed's H.6 release put M2 at a record $23.218 trillion in July 2026, up 5.41% on the year, the fastest money supply growth since June 2022.
Treasury Auctions $183 Billion in Notes as Warsh Heads to Jackson Hole
Treasury sells $183 billion of two, five and seven-year notes August 25 to 27, the same week July PCE prints and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh gives his first Jackson Hole keynote.
Federal Debt Crosses $40 Trillion, a Full Trillion Added in 154 Days
Total public debt outstanding closed at $40,047,425,768,420.22 on August 18, 2026, the first reading above $40 trillion, 154 days after the $39 trillion crossing.