10-year Treasury yield is little changed to end a volatile week

Cnbc · Sep 25, 2026 · 314 words · By Sawdah Bhaimiya; Sean Conlon

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What to know about 10-year Treasury yield is little changed to end a volatile week

The 10-year Treasury note yield was relatively unchanged on Friday after recent selling pressure intensified following hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and stronger-than-expected economic data.

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What happened

The 10-year Treasury note yield was relatively unchanged on Friday after recent selling pressure intensified following hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and stronger-than-expected economic data.

Why it matters

The benchmark yield was up less than 1 basis point to 5.163% after reaching its highest rate since June 2007 on Thursday.

Common ground

The 30-year Treasury bond was higher by more than 2 basis points at 5.488% after surging to levels not seen since 2004.

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Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Traders were last pricing in a 64% chance of a rate hike in October, according to the CME FedWatch tool?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Traders were last pricing in a 64% chance of a rate hike in October, according to the CME FedWatch tool.”

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While one cross-reference from CNBC supports the 64% probability, other live web results from October 5, 2026, show the probability had fallen significantly to 22% and 17.7%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Markets are pricing an 82.3% probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in October, according to CME FedWatch data. The probability of a 25-basis-point October rate hike s…
https://www.binance.com/en-TR/square/post/10-05-2026-tradfi-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Use CME FedWatch to track the probabilities of changes to the Fed rate, as implied by 30-Day Fed Funds futures prices. Interested in learning more about our Interest Rates products, such as SOFR, Fed …
https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch…

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web search NEUTRAL — October rate hike odds (CME FedWatch). 22%. October 5, 2026, morning.It is a tool that translates interest rate futures prices into implied probabilities of Federal Reserve decisions at upcoming meeti…
https://wegetfunded.com/en/blog/rate-hike-odds-22-b829d4/

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Claim 2: “The 30-year Treasury bond was higher by more than 2 basis points at 5.488% after surging to levels not seen since 2004.”

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Multiple sources (Binance Square and CNBC) confirm that the 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2004, with one source citing a value of 5.444%, which is very close to the claimed 5.488%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and is the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — His Majesty's Treasury (often shortened to HM Treasury, the Treasury or HMT) is the Government of the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, managing the United Kingdom's public spending and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Treasury

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Symbols of the United States Department of the Treasury include the Flag of the Treasury Department and the U.S. Treasury Seal. The original seal predates the department, having originated with the Bo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_the_United_States_D…

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Claim 3: “Japanese government bonds, U.K. gilts, German bunds and other eurozone bonds hit fresh highs.”

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Independent sources confirm that UK gilt yields hit their highest since 1998 (5.7%) and Japanese 30-year bond yields reached an unprecedented 3.2%.

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web search NEUTRAL — Thirty-year gilt yields recently surged to roughly 5.7%, their highest since 1998, as stubborn inflation may limit the Bank of England’s (BoE) room to maneuver. Investors remain divided on whether the…
https://goodmanwealthmanagement.com/the-intersection-of-poli…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's 30-year bond yield has reached an unprecedented 3.2%, a development with significant implications for global financial markets.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/israeldaniel_japans-30-year-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — This page provides government bond yields for several countries including the latest yield price, historical values and charts.
https://tradingeconomics.com/bonds

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Claim 4: “Eurozone and Japanese government bond yields edged lower on Friday.”

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The evidence discusses Eurozone and Japanese yields generally or at different times (e.g., Wednesday), but does not confirm they 'edged lower on Friday'.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puente_(holiday)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eurozone crisis, also known as the euro area crisis, European debt crisis, or European sovereign debt crisis, was a debt crisis and financial crisis in the European Union (EU) that occurred betwee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone_crisis

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Claim 5: “The 2-year note yield was down more than 3 basis points at 4.856%.”

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While the St. Louis Fed provides data for the 2-year yield, none of the provided search results confirm the specific yield of 4.856% for the Friday in question.

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Claim 6: “Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, who said in a speech on Wednesday that "further policy adjustments" can be expected to bring inflation down to target.”

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The search results provided for this claim are generic definitions of 'federation' and 'federal government' and do not mention Michael Barr or his speech.

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web search NEUTRAL — A federation (also called a federal state) is a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing statu…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation

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web search NEUTRAL — The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the national government of the United States. [2] The United States federal government is composed of th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 4, 2026 · The meaning of FEDERAL is of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and a number of constituent territorial units. How to use fede…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal

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Claim 7: “Additionally, consumer sentiment plummeted in September.”

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Claim 8: “One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.”

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Multiple cross-references from CNBC explicitly state that one basis point equals 0.01% and that yields and prices move in opposite directions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One on One may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1

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Claim 9: “The benchmark yield was up less than 1 basis point to 5.163% after reaching its highest rate since June 2007 on Thursday.”

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The provided evidence mentions 10-year yields of 5.28% and 5.52% on different dates in 2026, but none of the sources confirm the specific value of 5.163% or the 'highest rate since June 2007' detail for the specific Friday mentioned.

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Claim 10: “the purchasing managers' index report hitting its highest level in more than four years.”

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One web search result mentions the Global Manufacturing PMI hitting its highest since February 2022, but it does not explicitly confirm the 'more than four years' phrasing or the specific report mentioned in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — PMI commentary Только на английском языке. Global Manufacturing PMI hits highest since February 2022 but price growth also accelerates October 1st 2026 Read more.
https://pmi.spglobal.com/?language=ru

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web search NEUTRAL — Traders pay attention to the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report because purchasing managers provide real-time insights about their company’s performance. Details in the PMI reports, like new orde…
https://www.opportunistictrader.com/trading-with-larry-bened…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is an indicator of economic health.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pmi.asp

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Claim 11: “On Friday, durable goods orders in August came in relatively unchanged, while economists polled by Dow Jones had expected a decline of 0.3%.”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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