Pomegra10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 5.15% on Fed Hike Odds
Why is the 10-year Treasury yield up today?
The 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) hit 5.15% on Friday, up about 0.3 percentage point this week, as hot inflation data and Bank of America's call for three straight Fed hikes lifted rate expectations.
Key numbers
| 10-year Treasury yield | 5.15%+0.3 pt this week |
|---|---|
| BofA expected peak Fed rate | 4.5%–4.75%from 4.25%–4.5% |
| Current Fed target range | 3.75%–4.00%after September hike |
| December 9 hike odds | 100%86% quarter-point, 14% half-point |
| October consumer prices | +0.4%vs +0.3% expected |
| October producer prices, yearly | +6.5%highest since Nov 2022 |
What happened
The 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) hit 5.15% on Friday, up about 0.3 percentage point this week, as hot inflation data and Bank of America's call for three straight Fed hikes lifted rate expectations. The 10-year yield is the interest rate the U.S. government pays to borrow for ten years, and it helps set rates on mortgages and other loans. Bank of America now expects the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to raise its key rate by a quarter point in December, January and March, to 4.5%–4.75%. Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, more than expected.
Why it matters
The 10-year Treasury yield sets the base price of borrowing across the economy, so a move above 5.15% pushes up costs for mortgages, car loans and company debt. If Bank of America is right, the Fed's key rate would climb from 3.75%–4.00% to 4.5%–4.75% by March. Higher yields also pay savers more on safe bonds, and they can weigh on shares, which fell Friday as technology stocks sold off.
Who this affects
- MarketbearishMedium impact
- Stock investors face pressure as safe bonds pay more.
- CompanybearishMedium impact
- Heavily indebted firms, including AI builders, face costlier borrowing.
- CompetitorsneutralLow impact
- UK 5.34% and Australia 5.15% yields keep pace with US.
- IndustrymixedMedium impact
- Borrowers and homebuyers pay more; savers earn more.
US 10-Year Treasury vs UK Gilt, German Bund, Japan JGB
| US TreasuryUS10Y | 5.15% | — |
|---|---|---|
| UK giltGB10Y | 5.34% | +0.19 pt |
| German BundDE10Y | 3.38% | -1.77 pt |
| Japan JGBJP10Y | 2.86% | -2.29 pt |
As of 2026-11-13
How we got here
10-year yield peaks for the year at 5.31%.
October consumer prices rise 0.4%, above the 0.3% forecast; December hike seen as certain.
BofA now sees Fed hikes in December, January and March, peaking at 4.5%–4.75%.
Yield touches 5.17% intraday on producer-price data; levels reported range 5.13%–5.17%.
Chip stocks slide after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns; Nasdaq falls 0.9% (per).
What to watch
- Fed decision on a December hike; markets price a quarter-point move, with 14% odds of a half-point.2026-12-09
- Whether the 10-year yield holds above 5.15% or revisits October's 5.31% peak.Q4 2026
- Fed's January meeting, the second hike in BofA's three-step forecast.2027-01
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