Macro/daily

10-Year minus 2-Year Treasury Yield Spread

The 10-year constant-maturity yield minus the 2-year, computed by us from the two public-domain Treasury series (FRED's own T10Y2Y is marked copyrighted, so we do not use it).

0.47%2026-10-08
Percentage points
-1.000.081.16Oct 15, 21Jan 13, 23Apr 11, 24Jul 10, 25Oct 8, 26

Why it matters

The classic yield-curve recession signal: inversions (below zero) have preceded every US recession since the 1970s; the re-steepening that follows often comes as cuts begin.

Release schedule: Daily, business days

Recent readings

PeriodValueChange
2026-10-080.47%-0.04
2026-10-070.51%+0.03
2026-10-060.48%+0.01
2026-10-050.47%+0.02
2026-10-020.45%-0.01
2026-10-010.46%+0.05
2026-09-300.41%+0.04
2026-09-290.37%+0.05
2026-09-280.32%-0.04
2026-09-250.36%+0.05
2026-09-240.31%+0.05
2026-09-230.26%—

Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; original data from the agency named in the description. This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.